The role of emotions and social cognitive variables in online health information seeking processes and effects

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue , 2017, Pages 422-433

  Myrick, Jessica Gall ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Health information seeking; Social cognitive theory; Tailoring

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH; INFORMATION USE;

EMOTIONAL REACTIONS; EMOTIONS; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION; PERCEIVED RELEVANCES; SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; TAILORING;

SEARCH ENGINES;

EID: 85002623856     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.071     Document Type: Article

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