The Influence of Weight-of-Evidence Messages on (Vaccine) Attitudes: A Sequential Mediation Model

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1302-1309

  Clarke, Christopher E ^a   Weberling McKeever, Brooke ^b   Holton, Avery ^c   Dixon, Graham N ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEWSPAPERS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; VACCINES;

EID: 84943198812     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1023959     Document Type: Article

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