This study incorporated the dual-motivational theory with psychological reactance theory to
investigate the cognitive and emotional responses that unfold when audience members …

From a social psychological perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated
protective measures affected individuals' social relations and basic psychological needs. We …

The purpose of this research is to experimentally test whether counter-narratives are
effective to reduce people's support and willingness to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria …

Framing is considered an important theoretical perspective for analyzing the influence of
media information. Despite the explicit inclusion of visual elements within established frame …

Abstract This study tested Psychological Reactance Theory and the Limited Capacity Model
of Motivated Mediated Message Processing by examining participants'(N= 155 young adult …

This study investigated how exposure to negative and misleading online comments about
the COVID-19 vaccination persuasive messages and the ensuing corrective rebuttals of …

Journalists play a key role in society as storytellers and sense-makers who can mediate
between experts, institutions, and the public. While the news media could serve as an …

Purpose This study explores the underlying mechanism of psychological reactance that
leads to online shop** hate in social commerce. Based on self-congruity and …

Background As illustrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, communicating evidence-based
health recommendations represents a tremendous challenge; among some recipients …

The organ shortage continues to present problems around the world including the United
States. In response, some countries have switched from an opt-in organ donor registry to an …