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Exploring Cognitive, Affective, and Physical Aspects of Early Adolescents' Health Information Seeking Behaviors

  • Na, Kyoungsik (Konkuk University Department of Library and Information Science) ;
  • Jeong, Yongsun (Dongshin University Nursing Science) ;
  • Yang, Changwoo (Valdosta State University Library and Information Studies)
  • Received : 2021.04.26
  • Accepted : 2021.05.20
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

This study reports on early adolescents' health information seeking behaviors that investigated cognitive, affective, and physical aspects of behaviors as they experienced to find information on their needs of health information seeking. In spite of the current widespread internet health information use by adolescents, little research exists to illuminate how they are engaged in cognitive, affective, and physical information behaviors in information search process. Qualitative data were collected through individual interviews informed by Kuhlthau's information search process. Forty adolescents from S city in South Korea participated in the project. Findings report thoughts, feelings, and actions aspects of information search process. This study expects to extend our knowledge of the adolescents' health information seeking behaviors of Kuhlthau's information search process.

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