Social exclusion, self-affirmation, and health information avoidance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2016.05.005
Abstract: Abstract Although early detection of disease is key, people sometimes opt to avoid learning personal health information. Correlational research suggests that people will avoid health information if they lack social support. In the present study,… read more here.
Keywords: exclusion; information; health information; information avoidance ... See more keywords
What Drives People Away from COVID-19 Information?: Uncovering the Influences of Personal Networks on Information Avoidance.
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2021.1944457
Abstract: The pervasive of COVID-19 information has driven some to escape daily conversations or media coverage. A rich set of theoretical discussions and empirical studies help explain why individuals avoid health risk information, but few studies… read more here.
Keywords: information; covid information; drives people; information avoidance ... See more keywords
Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance.
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105320965664
Abstract: Avoiding information about one's health can have long-term implications for health and well-being. Two studies examined the relationship between health information avoidance and coping self-efficacy, or a sense that one can effectively cope. In Study… read more here.
Keywords: coping self; health; self efficacy; information avoidance ... See more keywords
Exploring the roles of fear and powerlessness in the relationship between perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic and information-avoidance behavior
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005142
Abstract: 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. This… read more here.
Keywords: information; avoidance behavior; covid; information avoidance ... See more keywords
What Causes Health Information Avoidance Behavior under Normalized COVID-19 Pandemic? A Research from Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10081381
Abstract: Affected by the normalization of the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s lives are subject to many restrictions, and they are under enormous psychological and physical pressure. In this situation, health information may be a burden and cause… read more here.
Keywords: information; health information; information avoidance; avoidance behavior ... See more keywords
What Drives Elderly People in China Away from COVID-19 Information?
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159509
Abstract: 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 started deliberately avoiding it. Even though the virulence of COVID-19 has… read more here.
Keywords: information; health; information avoidance; elderly people ... See more keywords