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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Information Science
  • Computational Social Science

Background:

  • Individuals seek information to navigate stressful environments.
  • Online search behavior can reflect underlying psychological states and motives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how stressful events alter the high-level features of information sought online.
  • To determine if the type of questions asked online reflects motives for seeking knowledge, specifically to guide action.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Google search query trends, focusing on "How" questions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Statistical modeling to correlate the proportion of "How" searches with self-reported stress levels in a large population sample.
  • Experimental manipulation of stress to establish a causal link with "How" search behavior.

Main Results:

  • "How" searches significantly increased during the pandemic, independent of overall search volume.
  • The proportion of "How" searches was a significant predictor of weekly self-reported stress.
  • Induced personal stress led to an increase in "How" searches.

Conclusions:

  • Under stress, people prioritize seeking actionable information, indicated by an increase in "How" questions.
  • The features of information seeking, particularly the motive (e.g., to guide action), are more indicative of mental state than search topics.
  • Monitoring "How" search patterns may offer a scalable method for assessing population-level stress.