Beyond the mere dichotomy of active search versus avoidance of information about the self.

摘要

Case et al.'s paper-"Avoiding Versus Seeking: The Relationship of Information Seeking to Avoidance, Blunting, Coping, Dissonance, and Related Concepts"-provides a comprehensive review of seminal work on the topic of information-seeking behavior that has evolved over the last few decades. The paper is also useful for researchers wanting to promptly identify areas for future investigation.