Does perceived risk influence the effects of message framing? A new investigation of a widely held notion

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 933-949

  Van 't Riet, Jonathan ^a   Cox, Anthony D ^b   Cox, Dena ^b   Zimet, Gregory D ^c   De Bruijn, Gert Jan ^d   Van den Putte, Bas ^d   De Vries, Hein ^e   Werrij, Marieke Q ^f   Ruiter, Robert A C ^e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

health behaviour; message framing; persuasion; risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MESSAGE FRAMING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTIONS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

HEALTH BEHAVIOUR; MESSAGE FRAMING; PERSUASION; RISK PERCEPTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901235446     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.896916     Document Type: Article

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