Exemplification theory has been used to explain media and message effects across a variety
of domains. However, the theory has been critiqued for lacking empirical support for many of …

Considering the pervasiveness of social media platforms that foreground visuals over text
and the consequent rise of visually acculturated publics, this study examined the visual …

Research on exemplification suggests that celebrity health exemplars can exert a greater
influence on public risk perceptions than exemplars featuring noncelebrities. In the aftermath …

Immersive virtual reality (iVR) can enable users to experience phenomena at real-world
scale. This attribute may be useful for communicating the risks of many natural hazards …

Abstract The Gateway Belief Model (GBM) suggests that highlighting a scientific consensus
is the key to improving beliefs about important scientific issues. However, questions have …

Seasonal flu vaccination rates are low for US adults, with significant disparities between
African and white Americans. Risk perception is a significant predictor of vaccine behavior …

This project investigated how issue involvement and positive affect are related to attitude
and behavioral intention in the context of episodically and thematically framed corporate …

In spite of the focus on improving treatment methods and determining the economic and
environmental impacts of medical waste management, little research has been conducted to …

In view of the public concern about the possible risks posed by hazardous chemicals in
China, the study on risk perceptions offer an important opportunity to assess the public's …

The global healthcare sector, while pivotal to economies, inadvertently leads to significant
medical waste generation, an issue amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study …