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The Reciprocity of Discrete Emotions and Health Information Seeking and Avoidance: An Experience Sampling Study

Communication Research

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Abstract

Communication Research, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 386-421, April 2026.
Although health information behaviors are commonly assumed to serve an emotion-regulating function, the present state of research focuses on emotions as predictors of these behaviors. The reciprocal relationship between emotions and seeking or avoiding ...