Fear appeals to promote better health behaviors: an investigation of potential mediators
Background: Fear appeals are widely used in health communication, despite conflicting views on their effectiveness. Unresolved issues include possible mediation mechanisms and the effect of defensive reactions aimed at controlling a perceived danger. Methods: The present study compared the impact of...
Main Authors: | Lisa Selma Moussaoui, Nancy Claxton, Olivier Desrichard |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2021-01-01
|
Series: | Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.1947290 |
Similar Items
-
Reactions to threatening health messages
by: ten Hoor Gill A, et al.
Published: (2012-11-01) -
How Can E-Cigarette Fear Appeals Improve the Perceived Threat, Fear, Anger, and Protection Motivation of Young People
by: Chengzhi Sun, et al.
Published: (2021-08-01) -
Applying Fear Appeals Theory for Preventing Drug Abuse among Male High School Students in Tehran
by: Hamid Allahverdipour, et al.
Published: (2006-12-01) -
Scared Textless: The Influence of Sensation Seeking Tendencies and Need for Cognition on Texting while Driving Fear Appeals
by: Boenker, Madeline Lee
Published: (2012) -
Accepting Restrictions and Compliance With Recommended Preventive Behaviors for COVID-19: A Discussion Based on the Key Approaches and Current Research on Fear Appeals
by: H. Andaç Demirtaş-Madran
Published: (2021-06-01)