Inquiring Minds Acquiring Wellness: Uses of Online and Offline Sources for Health Information

摘要: Variation in ability to access and use health information is a key pathway through which social status may impact health. Digital media offer new opportunities for seeking, potentially lowering barriers such content. Using data set with nuanced about what sources diverse group of college students consults different types material, coupled detailed measures Internet experiences, this article explores factors related where young adults turn Results suggest considerable sex differences practices across information. We also find Hispanic students' actions based on parents' country origin sources. Finally, challenging assumptions the universal savvy adults, findings that those who are more highly skilled likely it experiences especially important explaining turns onlin...