Uplifting Fear Appeals: Considering the Role of Hope in Fear-Based Persuasive Messages

Health Communication

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 463-474

  Nabi, Robin L ^a   Myrick, Jessica Gall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRAWING; DRUG EFFICACY; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SUN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOPE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; SUNBURN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HOPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85043393012     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1422847     Document Type: Article

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