Genetic health messages in the mass media: Do the general public perceive non‐personalized genetic health message as personally relevant?

Smerecnik, Chris; Mesters, Ilse; Candel, Math J. J. M.; Vries, Hein de; Vries, Nanne K. de

doi:10.1348/135910710x494574

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“…For online tourism information, the usefulness, playfulness of tourism information, and social influence of the website are the key factors that determine the level of usage of tourism information ( Chang and Caneday, 2011 ; No and Kim, 2014 ). Furthermore, online medical information, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived credibility and perceived personal relevance are expected to affect the acceptance of users ( Smerecnik et al, 2010 ; Kim et al, 2012 ; Puspitasari and Firdauzy, 2019 ).…”

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Information adoption behavior in online healthcare communities from the perspective of personality traits

2022

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Improving standards of living have resulted in an increased focus on health and image management. In a context where the quality of healthcare information is unguaranteed, the adoption behavior intention of online health information varies greatly. Hence, it is essential to take effective measures to guide community users to obtain high-quality information on demand. From the perspective of personality traits, the present study analyzed the influencing factors and mechanisms of adoption behavior intention of healthcare information in online healthcare communities as well as the moderating effects of social support. A quantitative analysis of 380 respondents revealed positive associations between five personality dimensions and the adoption behavior intention of healthcare information–extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness. The study also determined that health concerns and health-related self-efficacy played a mediating role across various degrees between the conscientiousness and adoption behavior intention of healthcare information. As an important contextual factor influencing health outcomes, social support is common in online healthcare communities. The study examined the effect of the interaction between inner traits and social support on adoption behavior intention. Perceived self-esteem support strengthened the indirect effect of conscientiousness on adoption behavior intention mediated by health concerns and health-related self-efficacy. Additionally, the impact of high neuroticism interacted with low levels of perceived self-esteem support on adoption behavior intention was significant. Likewise, emotional supportive information did not help in facilitating the adoption behavior intention in terms of all five personality traits and negatively influence the adoption behavior intention for individuals high in neuroticism and agreeableness. The possible explanation for the results was discussed with the intention of understanding the psychological mechanisms which guide adoption behavior intention.

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