Preventing the COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam: Social media campaign exposure and the role of interpersonal communication

HT Duong, LTV Nguyen, S Julian McFarlane… - Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present study focused on the success story of Vietnam's ability to control the COVID-19
outbreak in the early stages to examine the associations between exposure to the Vietnam …

Risk perception and COVID-19 preventive behaviors: Application of the integrative model of behavioral prediction

HT Duong, HT Nguyen, SJ McFarlane… - The Social Science …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Preventing the COVID-19 outbreak primarily depends on individuals' willingness to adopt
social distancing and mask wearing behaviors. However, little is known about what drives …

Media exposure and intentions to wear face masks in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak: the mediating role of negative emotions and risk perception

Y Liu, HT Duong, HT Nguyen - Atlantic Journal of Communication, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Guided by the Appraisal Tendency Framework (ATF) and the Protection
Motivation Theory (PMT), this study investigated the relationships between exposure to …

Fighting fire or fighting war: examining the framing effects of COVID-19 metaphors

R Tao, SJ Kim, L Lu, J Kang, D McLeod - Health communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Metaphorical language describing the COVID-19 pandemic as a war has been pervasive in
public discourse (eg “the pandemic is a war,”“the virus is an enemy,” and “the vaccine is a …

Feeling inspired and nostalgic: associations between media context-induced positive emotions and behavioral change among vaccine-hesitant individuals in the late …

HT Duong, M Yachin, ZB Massey - Journal of Social Marketing, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Campaigns to promote the COVID-19 vaccination messages to vaccine-hesitant
consumers in the late stages of the pandemic are often met with resistance. This study aims …

The Digital Siren's Call: Accepting Unethical AI Advice

C Xu, H Xu, Y Sun, W **ong - International Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The growing ubiquity of artificial intelligence (AI) in business raises concerns about how
humans perceive AI-generated advice, especially in ethical contexts. This study, using a …

Effects of social comparison direction, comparison distance, and message framing on health behavioral intention in online support groups

YZ Malloch, J Zhang, S Qian - Cyberpsychology: Journal of …, 2023 - cyberpsychology.eu
This study advances prior research on social comparison by testing the effects of social
comparison direction, comparison distance, as well as message framing on perceived …

Categorizing young Facebook users based on their differential preference of social media heuristics: A Q-Methodology approach

DPT Dang, L Nguyen, AP Hoang… - Pacific Asia Journal of …, 2021 - aisel.aisnet.org
Background: Social media have become an integral part of our modern society by providing
platforms for users to create and exchange news, ideas, and information. The increasing use …

Exploring the effects of cannabis health warnings on protective health intentions among US adults in legal recreational states

ZB Massey, Y Li, T Zhang, HT Duong - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Background As cannabis policy trends toward liberalization, assessing cannabis health
warning effects becomes increasingly important. This study investigated underlying …

Communicating nonviolence messages: Effects of racial cues and message format on Black parents' message credibility perceptions and behavioral change.

HT Duong, A Sirohi, L Popova… - Psychology of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Corporal punishment (CP) is a risk factor for child physical abuse. Black parents
tend to have higher CP acceptance than other racial groups. The lack of culturally relevant …