The effect of fear and situational motivation on online information avoidance: The case of COVID-19

T Sultana, G Dhillon, T Oliveira - International Journal of Information …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of online sources for information and news
dissemination have emerged. Extant research suggests that very quickly, individuals …

The perceived value of maths and academic self-efficacy in the appraisal of fear appeals used prior to a high-stakes test as threatening or challenging

DW Putwain, W Symes - Social Psychology of Education, 2014 - Springer
Previous work has examined how messages communicated to students prior to high-stakes
exams, that emphasise the importance of avoiding failure for subsequent life trajectory, may …

Food safety risk for restaurant management: Use of restaurant health inspection report to predict consumers' behavioral intention

J Choi, D Nelson, B Almanza - Journal of Risk Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the impact of inspection reports on consumers' restaurant selection
behavior. This study used scenario approach questionnaires to generate protection …

The effectiveness of the information-motivation-behavioral skills model in promoting adherence in CABG patients

F Zarani, MA Besharat, S Sadeghian… - Journal of health …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This study tested the efficacy of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral (IMB) skills model-
based intervention to promote adherence among patients undergoing Coronary Artery …

Experiencing fear appeals as a challenge or a threat influences attainment value and academic self-efficacy

DW Putwain, R Remedios, W Symes - Learning and Instruction, 2015 - Elsevier
Fear appeals are persuasive messages that highlight the negative consequences of a
particular course of action. Studies have shown that attainment value and academic self …

Fear appeals prior to a high-stakes examination can have a positive or negative impact on engagement depending on how the message is appraised

DW Putwain, LJ Nicholson, G Nakhla, M Reece… - Contemporary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that teachers may use messages that focus on the importance
of avoiding failure (fear appeals) prior to high-stakes examinations as a motivational tactic …

Rhetorical dissent as an adaptive response to classroom problems: A test of protection motivation theory

S Bolkan, AK Goodboy - Communication Education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Protection motivation theory (PMT) explains people's adaptive behavior in response to
personal threats. In this study, PMT was used to predict rhetorical dissent episodes related to …

Media exposure, perceived efficacy and positive experience as predictors of personal and social risk perceptions of mishandled vaccine in China

Y Liu, X Li, Z Liang, X Wu - Asian Journal of Communication, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Informed by social cognitive theory and impersonal impact hypothesis, this study examined
the effects of media exposure, perceived efficacy and prior positive experience on risk …

Consumers' responses to restaurant inspection reports: The effects of information source and message style

J Choi, L Miao, B Almanza… - Journal of foodservice …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Restaurant inspection reports are an important source of information for the public to
evaluate food safety practices at restaurants. This study examined the effect of information …

Fear appeals used prior to a high-stakes examination: What makes them threatening?

D Putwain, R Remedios - Learning and Individual Differences, 2014 - Elsevier
Prior to high-stakes examinations teachers use messages that focus on avoiding failure as a
motivational strategy. Such messages, referred to as fear appeals, have been linked with …