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 Zainudin, Sharifah Sofiah
• Format: Article
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93513/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/2028

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...