An examination of the relationships among uncertainty, appraisal, and information-seeking behavior proposed in uncertainty management theory.

Abstract:

:Uncertainty management theory (UMT; Brashers, 2001, 2007) is rooted in the assumption that, as opposed to being inherently negative, health-related uncertainty is appraised for its meaning. Appraisals influence subsequent behaviors intended to manage uncertainty, such as information seeking. This study explores the connections among uncertainty, appraisal, and information-seeking behavior proposed in UMT. A laboratory study was conducted in which participants (N = 157) were primed to feel and desire more or less uncertainty about skin cancer and were given the opportunity to search for skin cancer information using the World Wide Web. The results show that desired uncertainty level predicted appraisal intensity, and appraisal intensity predicted information-seeking depth-although the latter relationship was in the opposite direction of what was expected.

journal_name

Health Commun

journal_title

Health communication

authors

Rains SA,Tukachinsky R

doi

10.1080/10410236.2013.858285

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-01-01 00:00:00

pages

339-49

issue

4

eissn

1041-0236

issn

1532-7027

journal_volume

30

pub_type

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