Five personality dimensions and their influence on information behaviour

By Jannica Heinström. Information Research, 2003

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User-generated-content versus marketing-generated-content: personality and content influence on traveler’s behavior (2018, background): “A study by Heinström (2003) researched the role of personality in the way university students search information for”
Personality and Political Discussion (2011, background): “People who are very open to experience are more receptive to new information and ideas (Heinstrom 2003) and would therefore be more likely to reassess their own original political ideas in the face of divergent views.”
Personality and Legislative Politics: The Big Five Trait Dimensions Among U.S. State Legislators (2012, background): “For participating in committee hearings and working on legislation, we expect that openness to experience, which is related to cognitive engagement and information seeking (e.g., Heinstrom, 2003), will influence perceived levels of enjoyment.”
THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS ON INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF STUDENTS (2010, background): “These people have a tendency to access only few familiar sources for searching information because of their insecurity with new sources and information (Kuhlthau 1993; Heinstrom 2003).”
Burnout and Personality (2007, background): “Openness to experience is a measure of depth, breadth, and variability in a person’s imagination and urge for experience (Heinstrom, 2003).”