Why are you bringing up condoms now? The effect of message content on framing effects of condom use messages

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-326

  Kiene, Susan M ^a   Barta, William D ^a   Zelenski, John M ^b   Cothran, Dee Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV prevention messages; Message content; Message framing; Prospect theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONDOMS; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 18744407588     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.3.321     Document Type: Article

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