Information Avoidance and Image Concerns. [PDF]
Econ J (London), 2023 AbstractA rich literature finds that individuals avoid information and suggests that avoidance is driven by image concerns. This paper provides the first direct test of whether individuals avoid information because of image concerns. We build on a classic paradigm, introducing control conditions that make minimal changes to eliminate the role of image ...
Exley CL, Kessler JB.
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Information Avoidance: a Systematic Review [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Information Processing & Management, 2021 The aim of this study is to understand the concept of information avoidance in terms of origin, effective factors, behaviors, areas of the previous studies, and research gaps.
Mahsa Torabi, Mahdieh Mirzabeigi
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Exploring the roles of fear and powerlessness in the relationship between perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic and information-avoidance behavior [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The COVID-19 has seriously impacted various aspects of the society on a global scale. However, it is still unclear how perceived risk influences epidemic information-avoidance behavior which generally helps us understand public information avoidance ...
Kunying Zhang +5 more
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Information avoidance: Self-image concerns, inattention, and ideology. [PDF]
J Econ Behav Organ, 2023 We report the results of an experiment on willful information avoidance regarding measures to address Covid-19. In the experiment, participants choose between two options, each associated with a contribution to the Corona Fund of the Red Cross USA and a payment to the participant.
Momsen K, Ohndorf M.
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Dealing With the COVID-19 Infodemic: Distress by Information, Information Avoidance, and Compliance With Preventive Measures [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 In the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, media reports have caused anxiety and distress in many. In some individuals, feeling distressed by information may lead to avoidance of information, which has been shown to undermine compliance
Katharina U. Siebenhaar +2 more
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Physical health mindsets and information avoidance. [PDF]
J Behav MedAbstractHealth mindsets refer to beliefs about the malleability (growth mindset) versus stability (fixed mindset) of physical health and have gained traction as a predictor of health beliefs and behaviors. Across two studies, we tested whether health mindsets were associated with avoiding personalized health risk information. In Study 2, we also tested
O'Brien AG, Foust JL, Taber JM.
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Healthcare Information Avoidance in the Context of Caring for a Child with a Serious Illness [PDF]
ChildrenCaregivers of a child with a serious medical condition are often confronted with difficult and stressful medical information. While they commonly seek out health-related information to better care for their child and help with their decision-making ...
Tiina Jaaniste +2 more
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Double burden of COVID-19 knowledge deficit: low health literacy and high information avoidance [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2022 Objective People with lower levels of health literacy are likely to report engaging in information avoidance. However, health information avoidance has been overlooked in previous research on responses to viral outbreaks.
Xuewei Chen, Ming Li, Gary L. Kreps
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Health Information Avoidance and eHealth Literacy in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross‐Sectional Correlational Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Information avoidance refers to deliberately evading or delaying access to freely accessible but undesired information, and eHealth literacy refers to people's capability to comprehend, assess, find, and use health knowledge derived ...
Leila Mobasher +4 more
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The impact of magnetic resonance imaging anxiety on treatment adherence [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams often induce higher levels of patient anxiety compared to other routine examinations due to factors such as enclosed spaces, prolonged immobility, and noise interference.
Lixing Lei +5 more
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