@inproceedings{f2d6b40bf7e942de9f1ac5da42f7fc60,
title = "Influences of mood on information seeking behavior",
abstract = "In this study, we explored how moods influence the way people seek information. We conducted a controlled lab study to test our hypotheses drawn from affect-as-information theory. Fifty-eight participants were randomly assigned to the happy or sad condition. They were primed for a certain mood, and they then performed a search task and finished a series of questionnaires. Our findings supported affect-as-information: the comparatively happy participants were inclined to process more general and less specific information; the comparatively sad participants were likely to process more specific information. The findings advances theoretical and empirical understanding concerning the characteristics of users' information seeking behavior under different moods. Our study will contribute to affective search systems design.",
keywords = "Affect, Emotion, Information seeking behavior, Mood, Web search",
author = "Mimi Zhang and Jansen, \{Bernard J.\}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1145/1520340.1520492",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781605582474",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "3395--3400",
booktitle = "CHI 2009",
address = "United States",
note = "27th International Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2009 ; Conference date: 04-04-2009 Through 09-04-2009",
}