From fear to flow : personality and information reactions / Jannica Heinström.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heinström, Jannica, 1970-

Series:

Chandos Information Professional Series

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information behavior.

Information literacy--Psychological aspects.

Information literacy.

Research--Psychological aspects.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Personality and information interaction

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Cambridge, England : Chandos Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From Fear to Flow explores how personality traits may influence attitude, behaviour and reaction to information. Consideration is made for individual differences in information behaviour and reasons behind individual search differences. The book reviews personality and information behaviour and discusses how personality may influence the attitude towards information. Reaction to information is examined in contexts such as everyday life, decision-making, work, studies and human-computer interaction.Introduces a little researched area which is current and needed in our Informatio

Contents:

Cover; From Fear to Flow: Personality and information interaction; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the author; List of acronyms; 1 Introduction; Making the most of strengths; The whole is more than the sum of the parts; 2 Personality; Trait theory; Consistency; Genetic base; Five-factor model; 3 Openness to experience - the exploration dimension; Introduction; Open information interaction; Innovation and discovery; Joy of learning; Intuitive decision-making; Incidental information acquisition; Curiosity; Tip-of-the-tongue experience; Risk-taking

Cautious information interaction4 Conscientiousness - the persistence dimension; Introduction; Conscientious information interaction; Dedication and thoroughness; Work achievement; The goal in mind and heart; Careful decision-making; Laid-back information interaction; 5 Extroversion - the social dimension; Introduction; Interpersonal information interaction; Flexibility and pragmatism; Sensation seeking; Reflective information interaction; 6 Agreeableness - the trust dimension; Introduction; Agreeable information interaction; Competitive information interaction

7 Negative affectivity - the emotional dimensionIntroduction; Anxiety versus depression; Anxious perception; Anxious interpretation; Frenetic information seeking; Depression; Aggression; Pessimism; Negative emotionality as a barrier; Supporting the library anxious; Avoidance in a work context; Decision-making and relevance judgment; 8 Need for cognition; 9 Positive emotionality; Introduction; Mood; Incidental information acquisition; Motivation; Happily prolonging uncertainty; Flow; 10 Self-efficacy and self-confidence; Introduction; Self-assured information interaction

Confident decision-makingEfficiency in a work context; Insecure information interaction; 11 Locus of control; Introduction; Responsible information interaction; Helplessness; 12 Monitoring and blunting; Introduction; Intensive information seeking; Dispositional coping; Arousal; Monitoring and trait anxiety; Information avoidance; 13 Uncertainty orientation; Introduction; Uncertainty-oriented information interaction; Certainty-oriented information interaction; Uncertainty orientation and other traits; 14 Broad scanning, fast surfing and deep diving; 15 Discussion

You have your own unique talents in information interaction - capitalize on them!Strengths in information interaction; Openness to experience; Conscientiousness; Extroversion; Agreeableness; Negative affectivity; The full picture; Five dimensions; Personality and information interaction 2.0 forward; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781843345145

1843345145

9781780630366

1780630360

OCLC:

866444677