Psychological aspects of information seeking on the Internet
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Aslib Proceedings
- Vol. 54 (2), 95-102
- https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530210435220
Abstract
Two studies are presented that investigate information seeking behaviour on the Internet. In study one, soccer fans’ information seeking on the World Wide Web is investigated. In study two, access rates to a cancer information Web site are analysed. It is tentatively argued that there is a tendency for people to access information more commonly avoided in “real life”, although in the case of football fans, the tendency to “bask in reflected glory” remains when online, while cutting off reflected failure is minimised. Implications for understanding and researching psychological processes of Web browsing behaviour are discussed.Keywords
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