A little uncertainty goes a long way: State and trait differences in uncertainty interact to increase information seeking but also increase worry

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-238

  Rosen, Natalie O ^a   Knäuper, Bärbel ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 67650595228     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230902804125     Document Type: Article

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