An Analysis of the Relationship between Individual Psychological Variables and Information-seeking Behavior
Implications for Wearable Device Use and Fitness Activities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15329849 |
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| Authors | Jong Soon Kim (Jong Soon Kim, Leisure Welfare Culture Institute, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea;, Email: [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 266-275 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359 |
| Publisher | PNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5993/ajhb.48.2.24 |
| OpenAlex | W4399372091 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between individual psychological characteristics including self-esteem, privacy concern, positive emotion, and negative emotion and information-seeking behavior, as well as the relationship between information-seeking behavior and life satisfaction. Methods: Data for this study originated from Korea Media Panel Survey Statistics 2021. Respondents included 10,154 persons; for this study, data for 356 respondents aged ≥ 20 years who said 'I am using wearable device for fitness purpose' were analyzed. Results: Self-esteem, privacy concern, and negative emotion affected information-seeking behavior. Moreover, information-seeking behavior affected personal, relational, and community aspects of life satisfaction. Conclusion: These findings highlight that individual psychological characteristics are factors that affect behavior during information searching through media. Furthermore, information-seeking behavior is related to life satisfaction. This study emphasizes the importance of judgment, doubting, and confirmation behavior as influences on wearable fitness device users' quality-of-life in the changing digital environment
Information retrieval · Information seeking · Wearable computer · Wearable technology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
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| Highly cited | No |
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