| Title: | Information Seeking Behaviors and Intentions in Response to Environmental Health Risk Messages: A Test of A Reduced Risk Information Seeking Model |
| Author(s): | Hovick SR; Bigsby E; Wilson SR; Thomas S; |
| Address: | "School of Communication, The Ohio State University. Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign" |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10410236.2020.1804139 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1532-7027 (Electronic) 1041-0236 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "This study tests the effects of environmental health risk messages on perceived risk, information needs and decisions to seek information, testing a reduced risk information seeking and processing model (R-RISP). Participants (N = 1,823) were randomized to one of three risk conditions (arsenic, bisphenol A [BPA] or volatile organic compounds [VOCs]) and one of the three message conditions (high threat, low threat or no message); participants in the high and low threat message conditions were also randomly assigned to a seeking cue to action condition (with or without seeking cue). Overall, the results support the R-RISP model, demonstrating the importance of current knowledge perceptions and informational subjective norms in information acquisition decisions. In addition, the results also provide initial evidence that environmental health risk messages can prompt information seeking and increase intentions to seek information in the future. Avenues for future research are discussed" |
| Keywords: | Environmental Health Humans *Information Seeking Behavior *Intention; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHovick, Shelly R Bigsby, Elisabeth Wilson, Sam R Thomas, Sarah eng Randomized Controlled Trial England 2020/09/05 Health Commun. 2021 Dec; 36(14):1889-1897. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1804139. Epub 2020 Sep 4" |
