The cognitive authority of user-generated health information in an online forum for girls and young women

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of one particular online discussion forum as a potentially authoritative health information source for its users. The concept of cognitive authority is used as a starting point for understanding information evaluation in this context. The focu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of documentation 2019-01, Vol.75 (1), p.78-98
Hauptverfasser:	Hirvonen, Noora, Tirroniemi, Alisa, Kortelainen, Terttu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Authors Beliefs Community Relations Credibility Education Work Relationship Empirical analysis Girls Health Influence Information literacy Information Seeking Information seeking behavior Information sources Knowledge Literature Reviews Mental health Reputation Reputations Self image Social Media Social networks Social research Trust Virtual communities Young adults
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