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Construct Details
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| Construct Name: |
Information scanning from non-clinical sources
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| Definition of Construct: |
“...information acquisition that occurs within routine patterns of exposure to mediated and interpersonal sources that can be recalled with a minimal prompt” (Niederdeppe et al., 2007, p. 154). |
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| Similar Constructs: |
Griffin et al.’s (1999) concept of routine information acquisition; Atkin’s (1973) discussion of information yielding; and Brashers et al.’s (2000) process of “passive information seeking” (Kelly, Niederdeppe, Hornik, in press). |
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| References | PubMed ID | Comment |
| Niederdeppe, Jeff, Hornik, Robert C., Kelly, Bridget J., Frosch, Dominick L., Romantan, Anca, Stevens, Robin S., Barg, Frances K., Weiner, Judith L. and Schwartz, J. Sanford(2007)'Examining the Dimensions of Cancer-Related Information Seeking and Scanning Behavior',Health Communication,22:2,153 — 167 | | |
| Kelly, B.J., Niederdeppe, J., & Hornik, B.C. (in press). Validating Measures of Scanned Information Exposure in the Context of Cancer Prevention and Screening Behaviors. Journal of Health Communication. | | |
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| (Last Updated: 8/28/2009 4:26:45 PM by Sarah Parvanta) |
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