Table 4.

Overview of the hypotheses.

Number	Hypothesis	Information uses	Information outcomes	Communication uses	Communication outcomes	Validation
H1	Gender (male or female)	nsa	ns	–b	ns	Rc
H2	Age	+d	ns	–	–	PSe
H3a	Agreeableness	–	ns	–	–	PS
H3b	Neuroticism	+	+	ns	+	PS
H3c	Conscientiousness	ns	ns	ns	ns	R
H3d	Introversion	ns	ns	–	–	PS
H3e	Openness	+	ns	+	+	PS
H4a	Physical health	ns	ns	–	–	PS
H4b	Mental health	ns	ns	ns	ns	R
H4c	Health perception	+	ns	+	+	R
H5	Traditional literacy	+	ns	+	+	PS
H6	Education	+	ns	+	ns	PS
H7a	Economic resources	ns	ns	ns	ns	R
H7b	Social resources	ns	ns	ns	ns	R
H8a	Attitudinal access	+	+	–	–	PS
H8b	Material access	+	+	+	+	Sf
H8c	Skills access	+	+	+	+	S

^ans: no significant contribution.

^b–: significant negative contribution.

^cR: reject.

^d+: significant positive contribution.

^ePS: partial support.

^fS: support.