An examination of the relationships among uncertainty, appraisal, and information-seeking behavior proposed in uncertainty management theory.
Health Commun
; 30(4): 339-49, 2015.
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Uncertainty management theory (UMT; Brashers, 2001, 2007) is rooted in the assumption that, as opposed to being inherently negative, health-related uncertainty is appraised for its meaning. Appraisals influence subsequent behaviors intended to manage uncertainty, such as information seeking. This study explores the connections among uncertainty, appraisal, and information-seeking behavior proposed in UMT. A laboratory study was conducted in which participants (N = 157) were primed to feel and desire more or less uncertainty about skin cancer and were given the opportunity to search for skin cancer information using the World Wide Web. The results show that desired uncertainty level predicted appraisal intensity, and appraisal intensity predicted information-seeking depth-although the latter relationship was in the opposite direction of what was expected.
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Assunto principal:
Teoria Psicológica
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Incerteza
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Comportamento de Busca de Informação
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article