Information-seeking behaviors in the COVID-19 crisis in Turkey: What types of information, from which sources, and with what motivations?

dc.contributor.authorGüzeloğlu E.B.
dc.contributor.authorErten E.Ü.
dc.contributor.authorKeysan A.Ö.
dc.contributor.authorZalluhoğlu A.E.
dc.contributor.authorŞentürk B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-31T07:42:43Z
dc.date.available2024-08-31T07:42:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, information-seeking behavior during the initial quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey is examined, and predictors of information-seeking are analyzed through the synthesis of Information Repertoire and Protection Motivation Theory approaches. Based on data collected from 2283 participants representing Turkey, the study reveals the changing impact of the need based on information types, information sources, and protection motivation components according to the channels through which information is sought. The results demonstrate that, in addition to the importance of the information need, perceived severity, response efficacy, and perceived susceptibility motivate information seeking. Furthermore, perceptions of the competence of the social environment motivate information seeking, highlighting the role of social context in information seeking. The results underline the need for policies to strengthen the effectiveness of official actors providing information in line with search dynamics in disaster communication and to design messages that are sensitive to social context. © 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/979-8-3693-0896-7.ch014
dc.identifier.endpage272en_US
dc.identifier.isbn979-836930897-4
dc.identifier.isbn979-836930896-7
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85183676552en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage245en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.4018/979-8-3693-0896-7.ch014
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/104000
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIGI Globalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTransformed Communication Codes in the Mediated World: A Contemporary Perspectiveen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryKitap Bölümü - Uluslararasıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240831_Uen_US
dc.titleInformation-seeking behaviors in the COVID-19 crisis in Turkey: What types of information, from which sources, and with what motivations?en_US
dc.typeBook Chapteren_US

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