Examining the use of forceful language when designing exercise persuasive messages for adults: A test of conceptualizing reactance arousal as a two-step process

Health Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 483-491

  Quick, Brian L ^a   Considine, Jennifer R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREEDOM; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; AROUSAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; FREEDOM; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENTION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53849124319     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802342150     Document Type: Article

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