Information seeking and the expected utility of information about COVID-19 can be associated with uncertainty and related attitudes

Abstract Understanding how people decide when to seek out information can offer important insights into best practices for scientific communication, which may be critical in the face of global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined how expected information utility, affective characterist...

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Main Authors: Nathan T. Torunsky, Kara Kedrick, Iris Vilares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89781-9