"How to Nudge a Coronavirus Nonbeliever"

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Liz Foote Maui Jul 9, 2020 9:24 am
I came across this article by Cass Sunstein (“Nudge”) about the role of personal identity surrounding the issue of mask-wearing (or lack thereof…). It references the iconic “Don’t…

Protection Motivation and Self-Efficacy: A revised Theory of Fear Appeals and Attitude Change

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Maddux, J., & Rogers, R. W. (1983). Protection motivation and self-efficacy: A revised theory of fear appeals and attitude change.. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 19, 5, 469-479.
Investigated the effects of fear appeals on persuasion in a factorial experiment that was designed to test a combined model of protection motivation theory and self-efficacy the…

Emerging from COVID-19 lockdown

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Julie Cook Kitchener Jun 5, 2020 0:59 am
So many of us are thinking right now about how the world will transition out of COVID-19 lockdown. This blog post from Griffith University features Professor Jeff French, who is t…

Mask Use, Messaging, and Social Norms

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Liz Foote Maui Jun 3, 2020 1:58 am
As someone who’s had an N-95 mask in my carry on flight kit for years (alongside my spray bottle of 70% rubbing alcohol…), I have been really interested in following all the messa…

Communications about Environmental Risks and Risk-Reducing Behavior: The Impact of Fear on Information Processing

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Meijnders, Anneloes L; Midden, Cees J. H; Wilke, Henk A. M. (2001). Communications about environmental risks and risk-reducing behavior: The impact of fear on information processing. . Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 4, 754-777.
Examined the impact of fear on attitudes and the mediating role of information processing. Fear and argument strength were manipulated according to a 3 * 2 (Fear: Control vs M…

Buyer Characteristics of the Green Consumer and their Implications for Advertising Strategy. Special Issue: Green Advertising

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Shrum, L. J., McCarty, J. A., & Lowrey, T. M. (1995). Buyer characteristics of the green consumer and their implications for advertising strategy. Special Issue: Green advertising. Journal of Advertising, 24, 2, 71-82.
Determined the extent to which particular consumer attitudes and beliefs are related to interest in purchasing environmentally safe products. Data from 3,264 respondents to the DD…

Cognitive and Physiological Processes of Fear Appeals and Attitude Change: A Revised Theory of Protection Motivation

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Rogers, R. W. Cognitive and physiological processes of fear appeals and attitude change: A revised theory of protection motivation.. Social Psychophysiology. Ed. J. Caciopppo & R. Petty. New York: Gilford Press, 1983.

Shock Tactics and the Myth of the Inverted U

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Sutton, S. (1992). Shock tactics and the myth of the inverted U. British Journal of Addiction, 87, 4, 517-519.
Discusses the use of "fear appeals" or fear-arousing communications as agents of mass change in attitudes and behavior. Studies using videotapes about smoking and seat belt use ha…

COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Strategies

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Julie Cook Kitchener Aug 26, 2020 16:23 pm
Hi all, The European Social Marketing Association recently shared an academic paper that was published in July 2020, entitled "Key Guidelines in Developing a Pre-emptive COVID-19…

Effects of Fear and Specificity of Recommendation upon Attitudes and behavior

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Leventhal, H., Singer, R. & Jones, S. (1965). Effects of fear and specificity of recommendation upon attitudes and behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2, 1, 20-29.
The study dealt with the effects of (a) level of fear and (b) specific plans for action vs. general recommendations on attitudes toward tetanus inoculations and actually getting t…

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