Appealing to fear: A meta-analysis of fear appeal effectiveness and theories.

MB Tannenbaum, J Hepler, RS Zimmerman… - Psychological …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Fear appeals are a polarizing issue, with proponents confident in their efficacy and
opponents confident that they backfire. We present the results of a comprehensive meta …

Does heightening risk appraisals change people's intentions and behavior? A meta-analysis of experimental studies.

P Sheeran, PR Harris, T Epton - Psychological bulletin, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Several theories construe risk appraisals as key determinants of decisions and actions, and
this idea has been supported in correlational studies. However, correlational data cannot …

Threatening communication: a critical re-analysis and a revised meta-analytic test of fear appeal theory

GJY Peters, RAC Ruiter, G Kok - Health psychology review, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Despite decades of research, consensus regarding the dynamics of fear appeals remains
elusive. A meta-analysis was conducted that was designed to resolve this controversy …

Putting the fear back into fear appeals: The extended parallel process model

K Witte - Communications Monographs, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
The fear appeal literature is diverse and inconsistent. Existing fear appeal theories explain
the positive linear results occurring in many studies, but are unable to explain the …

A meta-analysis of fear appeals: Implications for effective public health campaigns

K Witte, M Allen - Health education & behavior, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
The fear appeal literature is examined in a comprehensive synthesis using meta-analytical
techniques. The meta-analysis suggests that strong fear appeals produce high levels of …

Does changing behavioral intentions engender behavior change? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence.

TL Webb, P Sheeran - Psychological bulletin, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous theories in social and health psychology assume that intentions cause behaviors.
However, most tests of the intention-behavior relation involve correlational studies that …

A meta‐analysis of research on protection motivation theory

DL Floyd, S Prentice‐Dunn… - Journal of applied social …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
This article reports the first meta‐analysis of the literature on protection motivation theory
(Rogers, 1975, 1983; Rogers & Prentice‐Dunn, 1997), a model of disease prevention and …

[图书][B] Psychologie nemoci

J Křivohlavý - 2002 - books.google.com
Změny v oblasti kreativity 3.2 Obtíže stárnoucích lidí vyrovnat se s projevy stárnutí Šok z
uzavírajících se dveří Přijmout, nebo nepřijmout?. Kvalita života stárnoucího člověka 3.3 …

[图书][B] Environmental problems and human behavior

GT Gardner, PC Stern - 1996 - toc.library.ethz.ch
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS and HUMAN BEHAVIOR Page 1 ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS and HUMAN BEHAVIOR SECOND EDITION Gerald T. Gardner • Paul C. Stern …

[图书][B] Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions

S Biddle, N Mutrie - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …