Interactions among Actual Uncertainty, Desired Uncertainty, and Uncertainty Discrepancy on Anxiety and Information Seeking.

This study investigated the role of uncertainty in information management processes by integrating insights from uncertainty management theory and the theory of motivated information management. Specifically, we examined the extent to which uncertainty appraisals moderated the effects of uncertainty on anxiety and information seeking about family health history (FHH) from spouses. Data from 626 married individuals suggested that