在紧张的等待期间信息管理行为
Jennifer L Howell1, Kate Sweeny2
1Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
|April 24, 2025
概括
对不确定的结果的高度担忧驱使人们寻求信息,而不是避免. 当人们最焦虑时,人们会积极地搜索新闻,这表明担忧激发了信息追求的动机.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 决策 决策 决策 决策
背景情况:
- 等待不确定的结果的人往往会感到焦虑.
- 信息管理行为,如寻求或避免信息,是对不确定性的常见反应.
研究的目的:
- 调查在不确定的等待期间的担忧和信息搜索/避免行为之间的关系.
- 确定担忧是否会影响信息管理的时间和范围.
主要方法:
- 针对不同群体进行了三项纵向研究:美国选民等待选举结果,法律毕业生等待考试结果,以及学术工作候选人.
- 随着时间的推移,在各自的等待期内,追踪了参与者的担忧程度和信息搜索/避免行为.
主要成果:
- 更大的担忧始终与所有研究中搜索信息的增加相关.
- 参与者在焦虑增加的时期更有可能寻求信息.
- 关于焦虑驱动的信息回避的证据是混合的,普遍趋势是,更高的焦虑与整体避免相关,但不是特别是在焦虑高峰时期.
结论:
- 在紧张的等待期间的担忧主要是激励信息寻找,而不是避免.
- 追求信息,即使可能没有帮助,似乎是一个关键的应对策略,由焦虑驱动.
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