What are the source selection criteria?: Lessons from mothers' health information-seeking behavior

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Lee H.S. [1 ]
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[1] Lee, Hanseul S.
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Lee, Hanseul S. (hslee@mju.ac.kr) | 1600年 / John Wiley and Sons Inc卷 / 57期
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health information; information-seeking behavior; mothers; selection criteria;
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10.1002/pra2.356
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This research investigated mothers' health information source selection behavior, specifically, what criteria they consider important for their source selection. Online surveys were completed by 851 mothers: 255 U.S.-born mothers, 296 Korean-born mothers, and 300 Korean immigrant mothers living in the United States. Results indicated that health information perceived to be “accurate/credible”, “easily accessible”, and “active/updated” tended to be used most often. Moreover, when a series of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests was conducted, statistical group differences were identified in 9 out of 10 source characteristics (e.g., “accurate/credible”, “active/updated”, “interactive/able to respond” etc.). Implications for information professionals when providing health information services are also discussed. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology October 25-29, 2020. Author(s) retain copyright, but ASIS&T receives an exclusive publication license.
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