▁first ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁Wal id ▁Af ifi ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁We iner ▁through ▁their ▁article , ▁“ T ow ard ▁a ▁Theory ▁of ▁Mot iv ated ▁Information ▁Management ”. ▁A ▁revision ▁to ▁the ▁theory ▁was ▁put ▁forth ▁by ▁Wal id ▁Af ifi ▁and ▁Christopher ▁Mor se ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁T M IM ▁was ▁developed ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁a ▁person ’ s ▁‘ active ’ ▁information ▁management ▁efforts ▁in ▁inter person al ▁communication ▁channels . ▁The ▁framework ▁shares ▁close ▁t ies ▁to ▁Br ash ers ' ▁uncertainty ▁management ▁theory , ▁Bab row ' s ▁problem atic ▁integration ▁theory , ▁Johnson ▁& ▁Me isch kes ' ▁compreh ensive ▁model ▁of ▁information ▁seeking ▁( CM IS ) ▁and ▁Band ura ' s ▁social ▁cogn itive ▁theory . ▁The ▁revision ▁also ▁re lies ▁on ▁Laz arus ' ▁app rais al ▁theory ▁of ▁emot ions . ▁T M IM ▁stem med ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁ideas ▁and ▁address ▁limitations ▁of ▁existing ▁frameworks ▁on ▁uncertainty . ▁More ▁specifically , ▁it ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁effic acy ▁belief s , ▁explicitly ▁highlight s ▁the ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁information ▁provider ▁in ▁uncertainty ▁management ▁interactions , ▁and ▁impro ves ▁communication ▁research ▁about ▁uncertainty ▁management ▁dec isions . ▁ ▁Definition ▁ ▁T M IM ▁is ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁a ▁three - phase ▁process ▁that ▁individuals ▁go ▁through ▁in ▁dec iding ▁whether ▁to ▁seek ▁or ▁avoid ▁information ▁about ▁an ▁issue ▁and ▁a ▁similar ▁two - stage ▁process