Health Message Framing Effects on Attitudes, Intentions, and Behavior: A Meta-analytic Review
Health Message Framing Effects on Attitudes, Intentions, and Behavior: A Meta-analytic Review
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DOI:
10.1007/s12160-011-9308-7
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发表时间:
2012-02-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Updegraff, John A.
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作者:
Gallagher, Kristel M.;Updegraff, John A.
Message framing has been an important focus in health communication research, yet prior meta-analyses found limited support for using framing to increase persuasiveness of health messages.This meta-analysis distinguished the outcomes used to assess the persuasive impact of framed messages (attitudes, intentions, or behavior).One hundred eighty-nine effect sizes were identified from 94 peer-reviewed, published studies which compared the persuasive impact of gain- and loss-framed messages.Gain-framed messages were more likely than loss-framed messages to encourage prevention behaviors (r = 0.083, p = 0.002), particularly for skin cancer prevention, smoking cessation, and physical activity. No effect of framing was found when persuasion was assessed by attitudes/intentions or among studies encouraging detection.Gain-framed messages appear to be more effective than loss-framed messages in promoting prevention behaviors. Research should examine the contexts in which loss-framed messages are most effective, and the processes that mediate the effects of framing on behavior.