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Information-seeking Coping

Information-Seeking Coping is a psychological construct denoting a proactive coping strategy in which individuals actively acquire health-related information to reduce uncertainty, manage health threats, and enhance perceived control over illness or medical decisions.

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2017–2026

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Health Information—Seeking Behavior

Sylvie Lambert, Carmen G. Loiselle · Qualitative Health Research · 2007 · 916 citations

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Coping with chronic illness: A study of illness controllability and the influence of coping strategies on psychological adjustment.

Barbara J. Felton, Tracey A. Revenson · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1984 · 600 citations

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Interacting effects of information and coping style in adapting to gynecologic stress: Should the doctor tell all?

Suzanne M. Miller, Charles E. Mangan · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1983 · 506 citations

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Coping with chronic illness: A study of illness controllability and the influence of coping strategies on psychological adjustment.

Barbara J. Felton, Tracey A. Revenson · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1984 · 460 citations

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Interacting effects of information and coping style in adapting to gynecologic stress: Should the doctor tell all?

Suzanne M. Miller, Charles E. Mangan · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1983 · 419 citations

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Authors

319

  1. SM
    Suzanne M. Miller

    Fox Chase Cancer Center, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. BJ
    Barbara J. Felton

    New York University, United States

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. TA
    Tracey A. Revenson

    City University of New York, United States

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

    3

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  4. DC
    Demetria Cain

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 190 citations

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  5. SC
    Seth C. Kalichman

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 190 citations

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Institutions

196

  1. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    208 citations

  2. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    156 citations

  4. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    51 citations

  5. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  6. University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    144 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    170 citations

  8. Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 341 citations

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  2. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Patient Education and Counseling

    3 publications · 54 citations

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  4. Psychology and Health

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  5. Library & Information Science Research

    3 publications · 90 citations

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