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Influences of Implicit Self Theories on Intentions to Spread Information Gathered Through Word-of-mouth

  • Journal of Regional Studies and Development
  • Abbr : JRSD
  • 2021, 30(1), pp.1-25
  • DOI : 10.22739/ipaid.2021.30.1.1
  • Publisher : Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development: IPAID
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Regional Studies in general > Comparative / Statistical Regional Studies
  • Received : November 27, 2020
  • Accepted : March 24, 2021
  • Published : April 30, 2021

KIM, HAK KYUN 1 Jeon, Eunmi 1 Seunghyeon Cho 1 Jeong Hwa Seo 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

These days, people are often exposed to “the flood of information” via various types of sources. Upon exposure to useful information, some people may be determined to share the information with others through oral communications or social networking services, while others may focus on absorb and internalize the information so as to improve their knowledge and capabilities. We propose that one of the underlying reasons as to why people respond differently to information can be attributed to the implicit self-theories people hold concerning themselves. We suggest that entity theorists have stronger intentions to spread information than to adopt information, when they are exposed to useful information. In contrast, it is expected that incremental theorists would not affect intentions to spread or adopt information, when they are given useful information.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.