Can tailoring increase elaboration of health messages delivered via an adaptive educational site on adolescent sexual health and decision making?

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1567-1580

  Cortese, Juliann ^a   Lustria, Mia Liza A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

human computer interaction; information processing

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; WEBSITES;

HEALTH EDUCATION; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; MAIN EFFECT; MESSAGE PROCESSING; NEED FOR COGNITIONS; PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES;

HEALTH;

EID: 84864399623     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.22700     Document Type: Article

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