Threat and Efficacy Uncertainty in News Coverage About Bed Bugs as Unique Predictors of Information Seeking and Avoidance: An Extension of the EPPM

Health Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-71

  Goodall, Catherine E ^a   Reed, Phillip ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873182721     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.689096     Document Type: Article

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