Constructs	Item Description	Sources
Information Seeking	IS1 - I have sought out COVID-19 related information.	Yang and Kahlor (2013)
	IS2- I have looked at different information sources to obtain information about COVID-19	Yang and Kahlor (2013)
	IS3 - I have paid close attention to COVID-19 related information.	Self-Developed
	IS4 - I have actively searched for COVID-19 related information.	Self-Developed
Information Overload
	OV1 - I am overwhelmed by the amount of information that I process daily from multiple channels/sources about COVID-19.	Williamson et al. (2012)
	OV2 - I am often distracted by the amount of information on multiple channels/sources about COVID-19.	Farooq et al. (2020)
	OV3 - There is so much information available to me on the subject of COVID-19 that I have trouble choosing what is important and what's not.	Williamson et al. (2012)
	OV4 - When I search for information on COVID-19, I usually get too much rather than too little information.	Williamson et al. (2012)
	OV5 - I receive too much information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic to form a coherent picture of what's happening.	Farooq et al. (2020)
Information Anxiety
	IA1 - I feel apprehensive (anxious) due to too much information on COVID-19 around me.	López-Bonilla & López-Bonilla (2011)
	IA2 - Information overload about COVID-19 does not scare me at all.	López-Bonilla & López-Bonilla (2011)
	IA3 - Working with too much information related to COVID-19 make me very nervous.	López-Bonilla & López-Bonilla (2011)
	IA4 - I feel aggressive and hostile towards too much of available information on COVID-19.	López-Bonilla & López-Bonilla (2011)
	IA5 - I get a sinking(unpleasant) feeling when I think of searching for information related to COVID-19	López-Bonilla & López-Bonilla (2011)
	IA6 - I feel stressed about making decisions or choosing the right information on COVID-19.	Self-Developed
Information Avoidance
	AV1 - I intentionally ignore some information related to COVID-19.	Guo et al. (2020)
	AV2 - I scroll down web pages to avoid COVID-19 related information.	Guo et al. (2020)
	AV3 - I tune out of information about COVID-19.	Hmielowski et al., 2019
	AV4 - I use different means to avoid information related to COVID-19.	Guo et al. (2020)
	AV5 - I unsubscribe/leave the information sharing platforms due to excessive information on COVID-19.	Self-Developed
	AV6 - When it comes to COVID-19, I don't want to know more.	Self-Developed