A survey of 221 people finds news knowledge and news anxiety are not tightly linked
manoelribeiro · x · 2026-07-29
This study introduces information wellbeing, the state of staying informed while limiting news-related anxiety.
- The authors combine formative interviews with a preliminary survey of 221 people on Prolific.
- They identify a group with high information wellbeing: strong news knowledge but low news anxiety.
- Interviews point to recurring practices such as active engagement with news, boundary management around exposure, and stable news interests.
- The survey found no significant correlation between news knowledge and news anxiety, suggesting the two are not inherently in tension.
- The paper proposes a panel study to track information wellbeing over time and search for sustainable ways to follow the news.
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