How and why young adults do and do not search for health information: Cognitive and affective factors

Health Education Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 208-219

  Myrick, Jessica Gall ^a   Willoughby, Jessica Fitts ^b   Verghese, Roshni Susana ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; emotions; health information seeking; risk perceptions; uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOOD; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959322236     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896915571764     Document Type: Article

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