From Information Resilience to Information Well-Being: A Concept for Communication and Information Studies

Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska

doi:10.18290/rns2025.0007

Published : 2025-03-31

Vol. 53 No. 1 (2025)

From Information Resilience to Information Well-Being: A Concept for Communication and Information Studies

Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-5424

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rns2025.0007

Abstract

The crises we face underscore the urgent need for coping competences, leading us to strive for optimal well-being. This concept is about our personal state and the critical role of information in our lives. It prompts us to consider the importance of human well-being in the information space. This reasoning encourages us to explore the concept of information well-being and its relevance to information and communication studies. This conceptual analysis is based on an initial review of definitions of related and salient terms: information resilience and information literacy, well-being, and digital well-being. A preliminary interpretation of the definitions of these terms justifies the importance of introducing the concept of information well-being, which has significant implications for research and practice, such as defining educational goals, self-assessment, and informational self-care processes, thus stressing the urgency of the topic.

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communication studies, digital well-being, information literacy, information resilience, information space, information well-being

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