[Purpose/significance] The information search capability is the focus of information literacy education.Personality traits play the major factor in predicting information searchbehavior. This paper exploresthe relationship between big five personality dimensions and information searchbehavior.[Method/process] Based on the data from the "Big Five"questionnaire and by 210 undergraduates,we use IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 for statistical data analysis.[Result/conclusion] In addition toagreeableness, the correlation between personality traits and the dimension of search behavioris obvious.When it comes to all the variables inthe regression equation,the extraversion and emotionalstabilitypositively predictinformation retrieval strategies; the extraversion and rigorousnesspositively predictthe information evaluation and total score;opennesspositively predicts information references; the extraversion positivelypredicts behavior adjustment. Finally, the research findings are discussed.
Wang Haocheng
,
Che Juntie
. The Effect of Undergraduates' Personality on Information Search Behavior[J]. Library and Information Service, 2016
, 60(3)
: 109
-113
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DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2016.03.016
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