Information avoidance: Past perspectives and future directions

JL Foust, JM Taber - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In the present age of unprecedented access to information, it is important to understand how
and why people avoid information. Multiple definitions of “information avoidance” exist, and …

Saturation, acceleration and information pathologies: the conditions that influence the emergence of information literacy safeguarding practice in COVID-19 …

A Lloyd, A Hicks - Journal of Documentation, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this second study into information literacy practice during the
COVID-19 pandemic is to identify the conditions that influence the emergence of information …

[HTML][HTML] Using curiosity to counter health information avoidance

S Horn, Y Litovsky, G Loewenstein - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Information that is beneficial for health decision-making is often ignored or actively
avoided. Countering information avoidance can increase knowledge of disease risk factors …

Self-reported health care avoidance behavior in US military pilots related to fear for loss of flying status

WR Hoffman, JK Aden, D Barbera… - Military …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction US military pilots are required to meet certain medical standards in order to
maintain an active flying status. Military pilots face potential temporary or permanent loss of …

Developing a framework for understanding health information behavior change from avoidance to acquisition: a grounded theory exploration

H Sun, J Li, Y Cheng, X Pan, L Shen, W Hua - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Health information avoidance is common in real life, but because it is not
always conducive to health promotion and maintenance, people often actively switch to …

Information avoidance and testing for COVID‐19

L Kerner, A Yusuf, K Dettra, P Carter… - Social and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To limit the spread of the COVID‐19 virus, many employers and institutions developed
procedures for people who tested positive. We propose that these procedures may have …

What Drives Elderly People in China Away from COVID-19 Information?

X Gao, F Ding, T Ai - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: A worrying phenomenon has emerged in recent years: a growing number of
people have stopped seeking coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) information and have …

江苏省农村居民慢性病健康信息规避行为影响因素研究

韩正彪, 岳杭, 翟冉冉 - 农业图书情报学报, 2022 - nytsqb.aiijournal.com
摘要院[目的/意义] 农村居民在面对慢性病健康信息时, 常常会产生认知冲突或负面情绪,
从而产生慢性病健康信息规避行为. 本研究旨在探索江苏省农村居民慢性病健康信息规避行为的 …

What drives older men who have sex with men in China away from AIDS information?

X Gao, F Ding, M Wang, C Kong - AIDS care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A worrying phenomenon has emerged recently: more people are deliberately
avoiding rather than seeking information regarding acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …

[PDF][PDF] 医疗众筹项目的社会规范对个体信息回避意愿的影响研究

张星, 王楠, 肖泉 - 情报资料工作, 2023 - qbzl.ruc.edu.cn
[目的/意义] 医疗众筹项目常使用包含了社会规范相关的标语来呼吁人们进行捐赠,
但是浏览者会出现信息回避现象. 因此, 需要探究社会规范的存在是否会对个体的信息回避意愿 …