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Everyday health information seeking among millennials
Author(s) -
Bartlett Joan C.,
BowenZiecheck Aaron,
Kumah Cynthia,
Beheshti Jamshid
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.106
Subject(s) - credibility , everyday life , context (archaeology) , health information , psychology , information seeking , applied psychology , social psychology , public relations , health care , computer science , political science , geography , information retrieval , law , archaeology
This research investigates the information behavior of millennial students in the context of everyday‐life health information. Data was collected using a mixed‐methods approach of a survey (3565 responses) followed by interviews. Results‐to‐date show that while the students make good judgements regarding the credibility of resources, that judgment is not always reflected in the resources they actually choose to use.