Psychological reactance theory is a commonly relied upon framework for understanding audience members’ resistance to persuasive health messages. This review article provides an overview of reactance research in the context of persuasive health communication. The article begins with an overview of psychological reactance theory. The major concepts of the theory are discussed, as well as…
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Frontiers in Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Frontiers, covering Climate Change Communication and Perception, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Media Influence and Health. Over its lifetime it has published 2,191 papers, which have received 19,099 citations.
| Publisher | Frontiers |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers in Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Climate Change Communication and Perception Misinformation and Its Impacts Media Influence and Health Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies |
| ISSN | 2297-900X |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 2.06 |
| h-index | 55 |
| i10-index | 500 |
| Article processing charge | $950 |
| Open access | Yes — indexed in DOAJ |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Cologne |
| Journal website | journal.frontiersin.org |
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The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak has brought increased incidents of racism, discrimination, and violence against “Asians,” particularly in the United States, with reports of hate crimes of over 100 per day. Since January 2020, many Asian Americans have reported suffering racial slurs, wrongful workplace termination, being spat on, physical violence, extreme physical distancing, etc., as media…
The online video-sharing website YouTube is extremely popular globally, also as a tool for information on science and environmental topics. However, only little is known about what kind of information users find when they are searching for information about climate science, climate change and climate engineering on YouTube. This contribution presents results from an exploratory…
Background: Safe and effective patient care depends on the teamwork of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. Unfortunately, the field currently lacks an evidence-based framework for effective teamwork that can be incorporated into medical education and practice across health professions. We introduce a comprehensive framework for team effectiveness. Common challenges to teamwork in healthcare are identified along with…
The severe threats posed by anthropogenic climate change make hope and a sense of efficacy key ingredients in effective climate communication. Yet little is known about what makes individuals hopeful – or in contrast, doubtful – that humanity can reduce the problem, or how hope relates to activism. This study uses mixed-methods with two national…