Social norms research has identified a range of distinct based on different referent groups that confer influence across number behaviors. The current survey study extends social in two ways. First, this tests the distinctiveness four types norms: distal peer descriptive, injunctive, proximal and injunctive norms. Second, examines relationship between intentions to exercise maintain healthy diet, includes self-identity attention comparison information as moderators intention relationship....

Speaking up about medical errors is an essential behaviour for nurses in pursuit of their goal maintaining patient safety. This study was designed to understand how a hospital's culture and climate can impact nurse's active this important health care activity.Research shows that while happen frequently, there great variability on whether these are reported. As such, organizational culture, commitment as well employee perceptions associated with the reporting process were investigated...

Abstract The Internet has emerged as potential vehicle for distributing health communication to millions of individuals because it is interactive, user controlled, and offers breadth depth information. However, its widespread use by the public may be limited due three overarching concerns: privacy confidentiality, information accuracy perceptions credibility, including credibility some government-sponsored web sites. To explore using Internet, especially delivering on human genetics...

Breast cancer remained a hidden disease among women in the United States until 20th century. It was initially brought into open with public revelations from individual women, which followed by development of support groups and ultimately formation political activist various priorities. Those concerned toxic environmental exposures as potential cause breast organized, demonstrated, lobbied for research funding eventually became partners that arose their efforts. One representative example...

Awareness and utilization of mental health services on college campuses is a salient issue, particularly for first-year students as they transition into life. The current study uses focus groups surveys to test help-seeking messages students. In this formative research, Phase 1 focus-group participants (N = 47) discussed four message concepts related awareness symptoms problems available 2 292) viewed one three then completed items that measured their perceptions the message. Focus-group...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak poses a substantial threat to public health. Individual efforts engage in COVID-19 precautionary behaviors are necessary flatten the pandemic's curve waiting period before vaccine is developed. This study sought apply Theory of Motivated Information Management investigate relationships among illness uncertainty, information management, and actual behaviors, both preparatory preventative. results national opt-in online panel demonstrate that uncertainty...

Advances in clinical genetics and biotechnology increase the ability to identify individual genetic makeup through services testing. As a result, genes have become focus of an increasing number health messages associated with medical interaction public communication. This research explored perceptions (N= 858) role using problematic integration (PI) theory as framework. A Genetic Relativism Instrument (GRI) macroframeworks about illness causation was developed used cluster individuals into 4...

Suicide is a leading cause of death for college-aged youth, and university counseling centers (UCC) strive to educate students about mental health issues available campus services. The current research evaluates college social norms campaign that used both peer celebrity sources promote help seeking among as suicide prevention strategy. Postcampaign surveys this quasi-experiment (n = 391) revealed compared in the control neighborhood condition, exposed messages experimental conditions were...

Abstract Respondents ( N = 224) read 1 of 4 scenarios: a heavy smoker, moderate an occasional or nonsmoker diagnosed with lung cancer. Results showed that smokers cancer received more blame than did nonsmokers. Nonsmokers assigned to tobacco companies and cigarette advertising made negative attributions about victims. high in smoking‐cessation efficacy This study suggests is stigmatized because the widely held belief it preventable. Interventions must encourage be vigilant their health, know...

Abstract Background COVID-19 vaccine uptake is an urgent public health priority. Purpose To identify psychosocial determinants (attitudes, normative pressure, and perceived behavioral control) of vaccination intentions for U.S. White, Black, Hispanic adults, how misperceptions, beliefs about the value science, media bias relate to these determinants. Methods Longitudinal online survey using two national samples (18–49 years old/50 older), each stratified by racial/ethnic group (n = 3,190)....

Too little theory and research has considered the effects of communicating statistics in various forms on comprehension, perceptions evidence quality, or evaluations message persuasiveness. In a extension Subjective Message Construct Theory (Morley, 1987), we advance rationale relating form to formation impressions evidence. We compare visual versus verbal representations statistical associated with multivariate relationships community-based field experiment (N = 206). Verbal were found be...

Health risks are often communicated to the lay public in statistical formats even though low math skills, or innumeracy, have been found be prevalent among individuals. Although numeracy has a topic of much research investigation, role self-efficacy and anxiety on health risk communication processing received scant attention from researchers. To advance theoretical applied understanding regarding message processing, authors consider anxiety, including effects self-efficacy, numeracy, form...

Unhealthy infant feeding practices, such as a combination of formula and early introduction solids may lead to rapid or excessive weight gain in infancy. Adolescent mothers' behaviors are most directly related the first year life. Compared adult mothers, adolescent mothers less knowledgeable, responsive, more controlling, skilled feeding, which interferes with infants' healthy growth. The Tools for Teen Moms trial aims compare effect social media intervention low-income adolescent,...

This study uses diffusion of innovations (DOI) as a framework for formative research to understand different stakeholders’ perceptions renewable energy initiatives (i.e., wind, solar, and biomass). Focus groups ( N =12) were conducted with several stakeholders in Michigan: farmers n = 17), rural residents 20), urban 30), citizen activists/environmentalists 13), individuals who live tourist-based economies 7). Data analyzed based on DOI constructs. Results suggest that would be considered...

This study presents data from a content analysis of original research articles published in Health Communication and Journal 2000 to 2009. The authors coded 776 using categories that identified health topics, theory, population characteristics, methods used each study. Distinctions between the are highlighted. Across both journals, findings demonstrated sometimes lack racial demographic information, primarily perform United States, rely heavily on survey data, often theoretical framework....

Searching for ways to reach wider audiences in more comprehensible ways, health promotion agencies might add videos their current web offerings. While potentially costly and time consuming create, the effect of these on websites has not received much attention. This study translated research about potential breast cancer risk young girls associated with household chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into two which mothers daughters were randomly assigned view (website vs. website without...

Investigating the content of communication about food and nutrition in parent–child dyad can provide insight into how roles rules associated with are instantiated within family context. The current study uses an ecological framework to consider multiple levels influence on dietary behavior families. Interviews (N = 33) were conducted parents children from low-income families two different counties a Midwestern state. Interview transcripts analyzed using categories developed framework....