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KMID : 1003020060070020027
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Qualitative Research
2006 Volume.7 No. 2 p.27 ~ p.41
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Information seeking Process of Pregnant Women’s
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Kim Kap-Seon
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Abstract
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Purpose: As an attempt to generate a substantive theory of pregnant women’s information seeking experience, was to discover information seeking process of pregnant women’s.
Method: Through theoretical sampling, 16 participants were in-depthly interviewed. These data were collected, systematically analyzed, coded and categorized into themes using constant comparative analysis of grounded theory method.
Result: ‘Increasing sense of self-control over pregnancy’ was the core category for describing and guiding the process of seeking information during the pregnancy. A four-stage process of information seeking was discovered: Seeking, Comparing, Contextualising, Making Sure. In terms of change of information needs during pregnancy, a four-phasic process was discovered: Acceptance Phase, Adjusted Phase, Focusing Phase, and Transitional Phase.
Conclusion: Based upon these result, it needs to generate a substantive theory of pregnant women’s information seeking experience, contributed to improve understanding of theirs information seeking experience and to develop information services for them.
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KEYWORD
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Pregnant Women, Information Seeking Behavior, Information Seeking Process, Information Seeking Experience, Grounded Theory
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