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Area of Science:

  • Health Communication
  • Information Science
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Obesity is a significant global health issue.
  • Understanding weight loss information behaviors is crucial.
  • Information hoarding, acquiring and accumulating online information, is a relevant behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) model by incorporating information hoarding.
  • To investigate the factors influencing information seeking, processing (systematic and heuristic), and hoarding related to weight loss.
  • To examine the relationship between these information behaviors and health behavior intentions.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was conducted with 538 participants in China.
  • The study utilized the RISP model as a theoretical framework.
  • Statistical analyses were performed to examine associations between variables.

Main Results:

  • Informational subjective norms and information insufficiency positively predicted information seeking, systematic processing, and information hoarding.
  • These factors negatively predicted heuristic processing.
  • Systematic processing was linked to increased information seeking, while heuristic processing was linked to decreased information seeking and hoarding.
  • Both information seeking and information hoarding positively correlated with health behavior intentions.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully extended the RISP model to include information hoarding in the context of weight loss.
  • Findings highlight the roles of social norms and perceived information gaps in driving information acquisition and processing.
  • Information seeking and hoarding are important predictors of health behavior intentions, offering insights for health interventions.