The effects of tailored and threatening nutrition information on message attention. Evidence from an event-related potential study

Appetite

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-38

  Kessels, Loes T E ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^a   Brug, Johannes ^b   Jansma, Bernadette M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; ERP analysis; Fear appeals; Nutrition education; Persuasion; Tailoring; Threat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; REACTION TIME; THREAT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; DIET; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649767700     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.11.139     Document Type: Article

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