The Relationships of Information Efficacy and Media Literacy Skills to Knowledge and Self-efficacy for Health-Related Decision Making
The Relationships of Information Efficacy and Media Literacy Skills to Knowledge and Self-efficacy for Health-Related Decision Making
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DOI：
10.1080/07448481.2012.726302
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Van de Vord, Rebecca
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作者：
Austin, Erica Weintraub;Pinkleton, Bruce E.;Van de Vord, Rebecca
目的：比较信息效能（获取有用信息的信心）和媒介素养技能预测预防或治疗流感健康威胁的知识和自我效能的程度。研究对象：2009年秋季，对西北某公立大学1,379名住校生进行了随机抽样调查。方法：学生通过电子邮件中提供的链接访问互联网调查。结果：自我诊断正确的学生比自我诊断错误的学生表现出更高的媒介素养水平。在那些自我诊断不正确的人中，唯一的知识预测因素是信息来源的可访问性;低可访问性与知识减少有关。信息效能预测自我效能两组。结论：结果表明，在缺乏媒体素养技能的信息效能的局限性。为了减少健康风险，大学卫生从业人员应促进媒体素养，同时也确保容易获得高质量的信息。
Objective: To compare the extent to which information efficacy (confidence for acquiring useful information) and media literacy skills predict knowledge and self-efficacy for preventing or treating the health threat of influenza. Participants: A random-sample survey of 1,379 residential students enrolled at a northwestern public universitywas conducted in fall 2009. Methods: Students accessed an Internet survey through a link provided in an e-mail. Results: Students who self-diagnosed correctly demonstrated higher levels of media literacy skills than those who self-diagnosed incorrectly. Among those who self-diagnosed incorrectly, the only predictor of knowledge was accessibility of information sources; low accessibility was associated with reduced knowledge. Information efficacy predicted self-efficacy for both groups. Conclusions: The results illustrate the limitations of information efficacy in the absence of media literacy skills. To decrease health risks, college health practitioners should promote media literacy while also ensuring easy access to high-quality information.