Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviour
This article emphasize the importance of considering psychological mechanisms for a thorough understanding of users of information services. The focal point is the relation between personality and information seeking which is explored through a quantitative analysis of 305 university students'...
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University of Borås
2003-01-01
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| description | This article emphasize the importance of considering psychological mechanisms for a thorough understanding of users of information services. The focal point is the relation between personality and information seeking which is explored through a quantitative analysis of 305 university students' personality traits and information habits. It is shown that information behaviour could be connected to all the personality dimensions tested in the study - neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, competitiveness and conscientiousness. Possible explanations for these relations are discussed. It is concluded that inner traits interact with contextual factors in their final impact on information behaviour. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5a31488ef474b408c87240924f8fd2d2025-02-02T16:13:29ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132003-01-0191165Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviourJannica HeinstromThis article emphasize the importance of considering psychological mechanisms for a thorough understanding of users of information services. The focal point is the relation between personality and information seeking which is explored through a quantitative analysis of 305 university students' personality traits and information habits. It is shown that information behaviour could be connected to all the personality dimensions tested in the study - neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, competitiveness and conscientiousness. Possible explanations for these relations are discussed. It is concluded that inner traits interact with contextual factors in their final impact on information behaviour.http://informationr.net/ir/9-1/paper165.htmlpersonalityinformation seekingquantitative analysisuniversity studentspersonality traitsinformation behaviourneuroticismextraversionopenness to experiencecompetitiveness and conscientiousness |
| spellingShingle | Jannica Heinstrom Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviour Information Research: An International Electronic Journal personality information seeking quantitative analysis university students personality traits information behaviour neuroticism extraversion openness to experience competitiveness and conscientiousness |
| title | Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviour |
| title_full | Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviour |
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| title_short | Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviour |
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| topic | personality information seeking quantitative analysis university students personality traits information behaviour neuroticism extraversion openness to experience competitiveness and conscientiousness |
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