Our affective feelings can shape our perceptions,
cognitions, and behaviors. They can also influence the
way we process information and make decisions [6].
Wilson [17] argues the psychological predisposition
influences the information seeking process. Mood is one
of the most important and commonly seen
psychological factors. However, Wilson fails to explain
what the exact influences of mood are on information
seeking. In fact, there is a general lack of empirical
studies that examines mood influences in the
information seeking behavior field. Humans are
emotional. Different moods represent different statuses
of the user. If knowing the influences of mood, system
personalization will not be only on the individual level,
but within individual, and for individual user under
different moods. Our study aims to address empirical
gaps in information seeking behavior area by
investigating the influence of mood on the information
seeking process.