When scary messages backfire
Influence of dispositional cognitive avoidance on the effectiveness of threat communications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11067771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steffen Nestler (0000-0001-9724-2441, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, corresponding author), Boris Egloff (0000-0002-5736-9912, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 137-141 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-6566 • E-ISSN: 1095-7251 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.10.007 |
| OpenAlex | W2082985792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Action (physics) · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Moderation · Psychiatry · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
Findings and Theory in the Study of Fear Communications
Scary warnings and rational precautions
Defensive Processing of Personally Relevant Health Messages
Communication and persuasion
Coping With Threat and Memory for Ambiguous Information
Rethinkin the Study of Fear Appeals
Putting the fear back into fear appeals
Fear control and danger control
Cognitive avoidance, positive affect, and gender as predictors of the processing of aversive information
Effects of varying the recommendations in a fear-arousing communication
Monitoring and blunting
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |