[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Role of Self-Efficacy in Reducing Psychological Reactance to Guilt Appeals Promoting Sustainable Behaviors

Z Yan, LM Arpan, RB Clayton - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Guilt is a widely used emotional appeal in environmental sustainability and other advocacy
messages. However, unintended negative effects such as psychological reactance, where …

How Do Behavioral Framing, Linguistic Certainty, and Target Specification Impact Responses to Va** Prevention Messages?

H Ma, MKR Collins, C Ritchie, EF Galper… - Journal of Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
While research on youth va** prevention has begun to grow, little work has examined
language choice in va** prevention messages. This study examined adolescents' …

Mitigating Identity Threat in Health Messaging: A Social Identity Complexity Perspective

X Zhu, Y Kim - Health Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Health messages aiming to reduce red meat consumption may threaten multiple social
identities because people's dietary choices are intertwined with personal, social, and …

How gay and bisexual men respond to mpox messages through risk-versus identity-based mechanisms: An integrated model

R Ma, X Zhao - Communication Monographs, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
To reduce the risk of transmission in the mpox outbreak, it is crucial to provide accurate,
tailored, and culturally sensitive risk communication. In an online experiment (N= 372), we …