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Determinants of information-seeking behavior
Journal of Research in Personality, 1979Abstract Two studies examined situational determinants of choice among anagram tests that varied both in difficulty and in diagnosticity (the information they provided about one's own ability). In both studies, subjects worked on a preliminary anagram test before making their choices.
Miron Zuckerman +5 more
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Mobile information-seeking behavior
IFLA Journal, 2015The rapid growth of mobile device ownership among college students has greatly challenged academic libraries to reconsider their service profiles. In a recent research project conducted at the University of Illinois, mobile device ownership among college students was surprisingly high.
Jong-Moon Lee, Yoo-Seong Song
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Travelers’ Information-Seeking Behaviors
Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 2015ABSTRACTThis study investigates the differences in traveler information-seeking behaviors between United States (US) American and Chinese travelers. A Chi-Square statistical analysis of 700 US and 352 Chinese questionnaires showed that age and educational level were significant factors in both cases.
Zephaniah Kambele +2 more
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Shyness and Informal Help-Seeking Behavior
Psychological Reports, 2006The present study examined whether shy individuals are more reluctant to seek help than less shy individuals. A sample of 48 undergraduates (46% men, M age = 20.6 yr.) were selected from a pool of 72 students based on their relatively high or low scores on the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale.
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Information-seeking Behaviors of Podiatric Physicians
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2012Background: The goal of this study was to evaluate the information-seeking behaviors of podiatric physicians as they search for answers to clinical questions that arise during patient care visits. Methods: Invitations to participate in
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Supplemental‐information‐seeking behavior of cardiovascular nurses
Research in Nursing & Health, 1990AbstractThe Krikelas model was used as a framework for investigating supplemental‐information‐seeking behavior of cardiovascular nurses. (Supplemental information is that which is not available from memory and could be made available by computer.) One hundred seventy‐five instances of supplemental‐information‐seeking behavior were collected from 46 ...
S, Corcoran-Perry, J, Graves
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Heterogeneity of Cancer Patient Information-Seeking Behaviors
Medical Decision Making, 2011Objectives. This study aimed to determine whether cancer patients report different information-seeking behaviors (ISBs), investigate why they searched for information, and determine the relationship between their ISBs and their socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics.
Protière, Christel +4 more
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On-site information seeking behaviors in earthquake and tsunami
CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013We described 28 interviews conducted to determine how the people near the epicenter sought information just after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. We identified five key behaviors regarding information seeking: understand what they should do; confirm loved one's safety; get information to survive; seek information to return to regular life; and ...
Daisuke Asai +2 more
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Cyber Behaviors in Seeking Information
2012The emergence of rapidly developing Information Technologies, particularly the Internet and digital systems, provide people access to an overwhelming abundance of online resources. This, in turn, makes their information seeking process even more challenging.
Xiaojun Yuan, Catherine Dumas
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An exploration of information-seeking behavior in emergency management
SMC'03 Conference Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Conference Theme - System Security and Assurance (Cat. No.03CH37483), 2004Groups in risky, time-constrained situations may be confronted with problems that cannot be solved by following predefined procedures. This study explores the impact of various factors on group information-seeking behavior in such situations. A simulated experiment in emergency scenarios was conducted with both expert and novice groups with or without ...
Qing Gu, David Mendonça, Dezhi Wu
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