An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate Students' Health Information Needs and Seeking Behaviors in Social Media

Kim,, S. (2012). An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate Students' Health Information Needs and Seeking Behaviors in Social Media. 한국비블리아학회지, 23(4), 239-260, https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2012.23.4.239

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This study examined undergraduates' health information needs, information seeking behaviors, and their perceptions of credibility of health information in social media environments. Interviews with 22 undergraduates revealed that social media was used mainly in a preventive stage or in a health maintenance stage. The perceptions of credibility of health information widely differed according to the type of social media. This finding indicated the need for health information literacy education that could help undergraduates effectively evaluate and acquire health information online.

keywords: 소셜 미디어, 건강정보 요구, 정보 추구행태, 대학생, 인터뷰

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Vol.23 No.4

An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate Students' Health Information Needs and Seeking Behaviors in Social Media

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한국비블리아학회지