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Need for Cognition and Electronic Health Literacy and Subsequent Information Seeking Behaviors Among University Undergraduate Students

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  • Rebecca K. Britt
  • Kristen Nicole Hatten

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eHealth literacy (eHEALS) has yet to be examined with regard to need for cognition (NFC), as well as whether NFC moderates the relationship between eHealth literacy and seeking out online health information. Past research that has examined NFC as an interaction between whether interactivity on health web sites affected comprehension and attitudes, but no research to date has examined whether cognitive need interacts with eHEALS and subsequent information seeking behaviors. The present study tests eHEALS and its connection to need for cognition (NFC) in the role of online health information seeking behaviors. Results showed that high eHEALS individuals were more likely to seek out online health information and were more likely to have higher NFC scores. NFC did not emerge as a moderator on the relationship between eHealth literacy and online health information seeking behaviors. Future directions are discussed, in particular, examining eHEALS as a construct of efficacy and further need to examine eHEALS with need for cognition in health communication research.

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  • Rebecca K. Britt & Kristen Nicole Hatten, 2013. "Need for Cognition and Electronic Health Literacy and Subsequent Information Seeking Behaviors Among University Undergraduate Students," SAGE Open, , vol. 3(4), pages 21582440135, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:3:y:2013:i:4:p:2158244013508957
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244013508957
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    1. Sunghee Kim & Jihyun Oh, 2021. "The Relationship between E-Health Literacy and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Nursing Students: A Multiple Mediation Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-12, May.
    2. Iqbal, Muhammad Arslan & Younas, Muhammad Zeeshan, 2021. "Public knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    3. Wenen Chen & Qian Zheng & Changyong Liang & Yuguang Xie & Dongxiao Gu, 2020. "Factors Influencing College Students’ Mental Health Promotion: The Mediating Effect of Online Mental Health Information Seeking," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-17, July.

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