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Hong, Traci. "The Influence of Internet Self-Efficacy and Search Task on Locating Credible Health-Related Information Online" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p14583_index.html>

Hong, T. "The Influence of Internet Self-Efficacy and Search Task on Locating Credible Health-Related Information Online" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY Online <PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p14583_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This study explores the effect that Internet self-efficacy and search task specificity have on the self-efficacy outcome and performance of finding online health-related sites which contain attributes of Web site accountability as established by the AMA. In a mixed 2 (self-efficacy) X 2 (search task specificity) repeated-measures experimental design, participants conducted two search tasks (general and specific) that varied in the amount of task effort required. When search task specificity was taken into account, there was an Internet self-efficacy and task specificity interaction where high Internet self-efficacy participants locates sites higher in Web site accountability in the general search task (the more complex search task) than their low self-efficacy counterparts. There was no significant difference in credibility perceptions for the specific search task (the less complex task). High Internet self-efficacy participants demonstrated better online performance than their low Internet self-efficacy counterparts.

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