Elena Link

Junior-Professor for Science Communication

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

Germany

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Elena Link is a Junior-Professor for Science Communication at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Her research focuses on health information seeking behaviors, particularly in the context of smart implant technology and mammography screening. Recent articles explore topics such as information avoidance, the impact of health conditions on information behaviors, and the role of digital health information provision by physicians.

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Daniela Schlütz

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Eva Baumann

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Marko Bachl

University of Hohenheim

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Christoph Klimmt

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Constanze Rossmann

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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Charlotte Schrimpff

Hanover University of Music Drama and Media

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Wiebke Moehring

Technische Universität Dortmund

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Articles (26)

Mental Models of Smart Implant Technology: A Topic Modeling Approach to the Role of Initial Information and Labeling

A Scoping Review to Clarify the Concept of Information Avoidance and Its Postulated and Examined Consequences

The Role of Physical and Mental Health Conditions in Explaining Health Information Seeking and Avoidance Behaviors: An Application of the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model

Physician’s Seeking Behaviours for Health Information Services for their Patients

Perceived Autonomy and Competence Support Through Physicians’ Digital Provision of Health Information

Single Episodes of Health Information Seeking, Scanning, and Avoidance: Findings of an Experience Sampling Methods Study of German Residents Suffering From Acute or Chronic Illness

AI at everyone’s fingertips? Identifying the predictors of health information seeking intentions using AI

Populism, Research Integrity, and Trust. How Science-Related Populist Beliefs Shape the Relationship Between Ethical Conduct and Trust in Scientists

Forschungsethische Prinzipien und methodische Güte in der Umfrageforschung

The Planned Risk Information Seeking Model Applied to Vaccine Information Avoidance and the Role of Affect, Emotion and Perceived Benefits

Health information sharing – conceptual clarification and exploratory analysis in the context of mammography screening

Explaining Seeking, Scanning, and Avoidance of Information About the Mammography-Screening: Results of a Two-Wave Online Survey with a Stratified Sample of Women

Search Engine Use for Health-Related Purposes: Behavioral Data on Online Health Information-Seeking in Germany

What Drives or Inhibits Individuals’ Intention to Seek Information About Medical Innovations? Findings From an Online Survey Among German Residents

Health Information as “Fodder for Fears”: A Qualitative Analysis of Types and Determinants of the Nonuse of Health Information

Would You Mind Sharing Your Opinion About the Covid-19 Vaccination?

Exploring Functions and Predictors of Digital Health Engagement Among German Internet Users: Survey Study

A Comparison of Women’s and Men’s Web-Based Information-Seeking Behaviors About Gender-Related Health Information: Web-Based Survey Study of a Stratified German Sample

Clarifying the Relationship Between Information Seeking and Avoidance: Longitudinal Analyses of Information Behaviors and Their Normative Influences

Avoidance of Interpersonal Discussions About the COVID-19 Vaccination: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management

Expanding the Health Information National Trends Survey Research Program Internationally to Examine Global Health Communication Trends: Comparing Health Information Seeking Behaviors in the U.S. and Germany

Efficacy Assessments as Predictors of Uncertainty Preferences

Of seekers and nonseekers: Characteristics of Covid‐19‐related information‐seeking behaviors

Patterns of Online Information Seeking and Avoidance about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Explaining cancer information avoidance comparing people with and without cancer experience in the family

Explaining Online Information Seeking Behaviors in People With Different Health Statuses: German Representative Cross-sectional Survey

Collaborators (7)

Daniela Schlütz

Eva Baumann

Marko Bachl

Christoph Klimmt

Constanze Rossmann

Charlotte Schrimpff

Wiebke Moehring

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