Communicating Inequalities to Enhance Support for Obesity-Prevention Policies: The Role of Social Comparisons, Age Frames, and Emotion.

abstract：:Social network sites (SNSs) like Twitter continue to attract users, many of whom turn to these spaces for social support for serious illnesses like cancer. Building on literature that explored the functionality of online spaces for health-related social support, we propose a typology that situates this type of support...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Myrick JG,Holton AE,Himelboim I,Love B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of ultrasound (US) screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is an innovation in preventive child health care in the Netherlands. What is not known is whether parents will accept this screening method and will actually participate in it. It is widely known that health behaviors can be influenced b...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Witting M,Boere-Boonekamp MM,Fleuren MA,Sakkers RJ,Ijzerman MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Germany, the Internet is gaining increasing importance for laypeople as a source of health information, including information about vaccination. While previous research has focused on the characteristics of online information about vaccination, this study investigated the influence of relevant user-specific cogniti...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kessler SH,Zillich AF

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the functions of personal celebrity health narratives in the public sphere. This study examines data about 157 celebrities, including athletes, actors, musicians, and politicians, who have shared private information regarding a personal health situation (or that of a loved one) with others in the...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Beck CS,Aubuchon SM,McKenna TP,Ruhl S,Simmons N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the third largest employment sector in the United States, nonprofits work to fill gaps left by the government and for-profit sectors. Because they work with disadvantaged populations, mission-driven nonprofits are afforded an opportunity to empower clients. This study uses Planned Parenthood as a point of entry for...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Sellnow-Richmond DD,Novak JM,Seeger MW

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many health communication studies have substantiated the role of self-efficacy as one of the most proximal determinants of behavioral intention, a recent body of research has also shown that high self-efficacy does not always translate into intention to perform a recommended health behavior. Recognizing the c...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kim Y,Chung S,So J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant mortality is associated with access to healthcare, knowledge, and health literacy. Text4baby, the largest national texting health initiative, seeks to address these factors. However, no research has examined the program's theoretical framework, an aspect that may impact its success. To address this gap, Text4ba...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Aldoory L,Roberts EB,Bushar J,Assini-Meytin LC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tracks the changes of the effects of 4 information sources for direct-to-consumer drug advertising on patients' requests for prescription drugs from physicians since the inception of the "Guidance for Industry about Consumer-directed Broadcast Advertisements." The Guidance advises pharmaceuticals to use fou...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Lee AL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social support is an important factor that shapes how people cope with illness, and health-related communication among peers managing the same illness (network ties with experiential similarity) offers specialized information, resources, and emotional support. Facebook has become a ubiquitous part of many Americans' l...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Gage-Bouchard EA,LaValley S,Mollica M,Beaupin LK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public evaluation of risk is influenced by the emotive response to perceived risk characteristics, namely outrage factors. We evaluated which outrage factors contribute to the public perception of two different environmental risks, climate change and fine dust. In particular, the outrage factors of controllability, fa...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： You M,Ju Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, rates of HIV and AIDS are rapidly and disproportionately increasing among minority communities in the rural South. Culturally specific health communication about HIV and inclusion of minority voices in the administration and implementation of HIV programs have been found to be the most effective methods for ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Myrick R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports results of a study that examined the extent to which contextual factors (i.e., income level and number of children) might predict a mother's mental health quality, which, in turn, may predict level of engagement with Facebook. Results supported this model, finding that mothers with more children and...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kaufmann R,Buckner MM,Ledbetter AM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing primary socialization theory (PST) and longitudinal survey data from 381 Latina/o sixth- through eighth-grade students, we hypothesized that four types of parent anti-substance use messages (i.e., parents' own past substance use, religious beliefs, respect for family, and peer resistance) would discourage La...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kam JA,Pérez Torres D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of exposure to "cigalike" (products resembling cigarettes) e-cigarette advertisements on adolescents' perceptions of cigarettes. A nationally representative sample of 802 adolescents (13-17 years old) was randomly assigned to watch three e-cigarette or three control advertisements. Never...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Kim M,Popova L,Halpern-Felsher B,Ling PM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:China has the largest population in the world today. Recent epidemiology investigation showed a significant increase in the incidence of skin cancer in China. However, little is known about the content of skin cancer articles in Chinese newspaper coverage. To analyze the skin cancer issues in the newspaper media over ...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Liu Y,Liu M,Xiao H,Cai J,Xu W

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This online survey took place on March 7, 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Participants (n = 698) completed an online survey in which they were asked to reflect on their mediated and interpersonal information consumption, in addition to reporting on risk perceptions, general efficac...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Nazione S,Perrault E,Pace K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated both smoking and nonsmoking undergraduates' reactions to an organization implementing a policy that either mandated or recommended that employees quit smoking. Undergraduate participants (N = 296) were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 (high vs. low severity of a smoke-free policy implementation) x 2...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Dalsey E,Park HS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the relative effectiveness of using gain- versus loss-framed messages to promote H1N1 vaccination among older adults, focusing on the moderating roles of perceived vaccine safety and efficacy. An experiment was conducted with older adults recruited from senior centers in the state of Maryland. Resu...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Nan X,Xie B,Madden K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exposure to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising (DTCA) is reported to influence the public's beliefs about diseases, no research has investigated how DTCA may affect the extent of consumers' optimistic bias about the future risk of diseases. Based on a survey with members of an online consumer pa...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Park JS,Ju I,Kim KE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on front-of-package (FOP) labeling demonstrates that nutrient content claims (e.g., "low fat") can lead consumers to perceive foods as healthier in general-effects that have been interpreted using halo effect theories of impression formation. Extending this work, the present study investigates whether these e...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Fernan C,Schuldt JP,Niederdeppe J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for the United States and the world. In this article, we discuss several communication challenges that have arisen during the pandemic, with insights from the fields of health and crisis communication. We focus in particular on the lack of clarity in the US resp...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Noar SM,Austin L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to identify indicators of cultural competence in 670 news stories covering obesity by four urban news organizations: two mainstream newspapers and two ethnic newspapers serving the African-American and Hispanic communities. Through semantic network analysis, the research found that the news organizat...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Garyantes DM,Murphy P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memorable messages about breast cancer sent by different sources, such as friends and family members, were analyzed for the action tendency emotions that they evoked. Negative emotions of fear, sadness, and anger, and positive emotions of hope and relief were analyzed for their associations with prevention and detecti...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Smith SW,Hamel LM,Kotowski MR,Nazione S,Laplante C,Atkin CK,Stohl C,Skubisz C

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scholarship in the field of health communication is broad, with interdisciplinary contributions from researchers trained in a variety of fields including communication, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, public health, and social work. In this paper, we explore the role of "health communication boundary spanners" (HCBS), in...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Hoffmann-Longtin K,Kerr AM,Shaunfield S,Koenig CJ,Bylund CL,Clayton MF

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 104 physicians examined the role of physicians' evaluation of the quality of e-health and beliefs about the influence of patients' use of e-health in how physicians discuss e-health materials with patients. Physicians' lower (poor) evaluation of the quality of e-health content predicted more negative media...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Fujioka Y,Stewart E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we tested whether physicians' ability to adapt their nonverbal behavior to their patients' preferences for a paternalistic interaction style is related to positive consultation outcomes. We hypothesized that the more physicians adapt their nonverbal dominance behavior to match their patients' preference...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Carrard V,Schmid Mast M,Cousin G

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continue to affect a growing number of women. Because social support is essential to both physical and mental health, this study was designed to explore the social support challenges of women living with HIV. Using a grounded theory appr...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Peterson JL

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of adding cognitive and affective illustrations to online health information (vs. text only) on older adults' website satisfaction and recall of cancer-related information. Results of an online experiment among younger and older adults showed that illustrations increased satisfaction wit...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Bol N,van Weert JC,de Haes HC,Loos EF,de Heer S,Sikkel D,Smets EM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loneliness is a psychological health issue related to deleterious physical health outcomes such as mortality and chronic disease. The aim of this research was to examine intergenerational transmissions of loneliness from mothers to adult child via a moderated mediation model of perceived familial social support and co...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Curran T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change is one of the most serious and pervasive challenges facing us today. Our changing climate has implications not only for the ecosystems upon which we depend, but also for human health. Health communication scholars are well-positioned to aid in the mitigation of and response to climate change and its hea...

journal_title：Health communication

authors： Chadwick AE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00