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dc.contributor.authorBuchanan, Stevenen_UK
dc.contributor.authorJardine, Caraen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-14T00:00:17Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-14T00:00:17Z-
dc.date.issued2023-03-06en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/34413-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: to explore the information behaviours of socioeconomically disadvantaged young first-time mothers, an understudied and at-risk group (health and wellbeing). Design/methodology: questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with 39 young mothers (aged ≤25) from UK areas of multiple deprivations. Findings: Our mothers preferred sources of information are interpersonal sources with which they have formed close supportive relationships. Support groups are important sources of interpersonal connection, but young mothers are reluctant to attend groups involving older mothers. With the exception of support group staff and health visitors, institutional and professional information sources are used very little. Societal stigma is a significant issue influencing behaviours, but issues of institutional bureaucracy, information overload, conflicting information, and practical access are also reported. A further key factor influencing behaviour is self-identity. Research limitations/implications: findings should not be considered representative of young mothers as a whole as not all young mothers are disadvantaged. As our participants identified as ethnically white, findings also cannot speak to the additional barriers experienced by women of colour. Further studies are recommended. Further studies exploring the influence of self-identity on people’s information behaviours are also recommended. Practical implications: findings provide practical direction for health and welfare services, and public libraries, to better support young mothers. Originality/value: findings contribute to our conceptual and practical understanding of information poverty in the socio-ecological context. Findings also evidence the role of self-identity in shaping people’s information behaviours. Keywords: information behaviour; information poverty; self-identity; health communication; health education; young mothers.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherEmeralden_UK
dc.relationBuchanan S & Jardine C (2023) The Information Behaviours of Disadvantaged Young First-time Mothers. <i>Journal of Documentation</i>, 79 (2), pp. 357-375. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2022-0072en_UK
dc.rightsPublisher policy allows this work to be made available in this repository. Published in Journal of Documentation by Emerald. Buchanan S & Jardine C (2022) The Information Behaviours of Disadvantaged Young First-time Mothers. Journal of Documentation.Vol. 79 No. 2, pp. 357-375. The original publication is available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2022-0072. This author accepted manuscript is deposited under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) licence. This means that anyone may distribute, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes, subject to full attribution. If you wish to use this manuscript for commercial purposes, please contact permissions@emerald.comen_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectinformation behavioren_UK
dc.subjectinformation povertyen_UK
dc.subjectself-identityen_UK
dc.subjecthealth communicationen_UK
dc.subjecthealth educationen_UK
dc.subjectyoung mothersen_UK
dc.titleThe Information Behaviours of Disadvantaged Young First-time Mothersen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2022-06-28en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JD-03-2022-0072en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleJournal of Documentationen_UK
dc.citation.issn0022-0418en_UK
dc.citation.volume79en_UK
dc.citation.issue2en_UK
dc.citation.spage357en_UK
dc.citation.epage375en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.contributor.funderEconomic and Social Research Councilen_UK
dc.author.emails.j.buchanan@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date28/06/2022en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationCommunications, Media and Cultureen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Strathclydeen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000817027600001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85132904059en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1822019en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-5944-3936en_UK
dc.date.accepted2022-06-12en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-06-12en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2022-06-13en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorBuchanan, Steven|0000-0002-5944-3936en_UK
local.rioxx.authorJardine, Cara|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|Economic and Social Research Council|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2022-06-28en_UK
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