Lay health epistemics and motivated information behaviors of new food technology

This study examines relationships among health information orientation, situational perceptual frames, and active information behaviors pertinent to the safety controversy of genetically-modified (GM) food technology. A web survey was conducted in the US (N = 393). Based on our findings, an integrat...

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Main Authors: KIM, Soojin, KIM, Jeong-Nam, KIM, Soo-Yun
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6519
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7518/viewcontent/SOOJIN_KIM_Lay_Health_pvoa.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:This study examines relationships among health information orientation, situational perceptual frames, and active information behaviors pertinent to the safety controversy of genetically-modified (GM) food technology. A web survey was conducted in the US (N = 393). Based on our findings, an integrative model of Kim and Grunig’s (2011) Situational Theory of Problem Solving (STOPS) and Dutta-Bergman’s (2004) concept of health information orientation is suggested to explain lay health epistemics and various information behaviors about that new food technology. The study’s theoretical and practical implications are discussed.