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

  • Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2012, 23(4), pp.239~260
  • Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

Kim Soojung ORD ID 1

1전북대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

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.

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