Measuring Situational Anxiety Related to Information Retrieval on the Web Among English-Speaking Internet Users

Abstract Searching for information on the web is regarded as a complex problem-solving activity involving a range of cognitive and affective processes. Anxiety is a key affective factor. In this article, we describe the construction and initial validation stages of the Information Retrieval on the W...

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Published in:Interacting with computers 2020-02, Vol.31 (5), p.480-491
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