What, Me Worry? The Role of Affect in Information Seeking and Avoidance

Science Communication

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-212

  Yang, Z Janet ^a   Kahlor, LeeAnn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; information avoidance; information seeking; negative affect; positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875329146     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547012441873     Document Type: Article

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