Schwieder, David

Schwieder, David W.

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Title

Schwieder, David

Author(s)

Schwieder, David W.

Issue Date

2010-02-03

Keyword(s)

• motivation
• information behavior
• information needs
• information seeking
• information avoidance

Abstract

"While motivation is recognized as central to various as- pects of information behavior, motives remain surpris- ingly underemphasized in information behavior research. Major theories focus almost exclusively on other psy- chological elements, primarily cognition, while studies of motivation have been limited or absent in a variety of important respects. In this paper, I suggest that a stronger emphasis on motives is warranted. Drawing on recent trends in social psychology research, I argue that a ""motivated information behavior"" approach can o er a variety of bene ts: it can improve our explanations of information behavior, unify disparate research areas, and illuminate some of the mechanisms underlying important information behavior phenomena."

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