Using the theory of motivated information management to understand direct information seeking on COVID-19 from close contacts

• Main Authors: Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, Tengku Siti Aisha, A. Manaf, Aini Maznina, Syed Zainuddin, Sharifah Sofiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2022
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); H61.8 Communication of information; RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/98643/1/98643_Using%20the%20theory%20of%20motivated%20information.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/98643/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/2028/1317; https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v21i2

INTRODUCTION: As the COVID-19 pandemic spread like wildfire in 2020, initially, little was known about the pandemic. Various parties including local governments, health agencies, medical researchers, and frontliners made concerted efforts to ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of the in...