Eusebio M Alvaro
Biographic Data
| ID | 110417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eusebio M Alvaro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eusebio M |
| FAMILY NAME | Alvaro |
| SIGNATURE | ALVARO E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Claremont Graduate University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5114-3832 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A case for directives: Strategies for enhancing clarity while mitigating reactance
It's all relative: Increasing organ donor registration intentions by maximizing family-relevant vested interest
Guided by vested interest theory, the impact of educating potential organ donors about the beneficial experiences afforded to families of deceased donors was assessed. Participants were informed about these benefits by taking a survey that asked them to indicate both their awareness, and the appeal, of numerous existing benefits (e.g. grief services). We employed a double-sided mixed design. Both the true experimental design and the quasi-experim…
Controlling Language and Irony: Reducing Threat and Increasing Positive Message Evaluations
High-controlling (HC) language is explicit, clear, and efficient; however, it can be perceived as threatening, thus risking rejection. The benefits and drawbacks of using HC language presents a dilemma for message designers. Psychological reactance researchers have begun to examine strategies designed to utilize the virtues of HC language while mitigating the vices. We conducted three experiments to examine the effectiveness of irony as another s…
Anger, frustration, boredom and the Department of Motor Vehicles: Can negative emotions impede organ donor registration
Barriers to Living Donation Among Low-Resource Hispanics
Hispanics are disproportionately affected by renal failure. Although living donation has been heralded as a potential means for alleviating the need for transplantable kidneys, a nuanced understanding of the obstacles faced by Hispanics is necessary. In our study, we conducted focus groups with 28 first-generation Spanish-dominant Hispanic renal patients. Although some of the barriers that emerged were akin to those reported in previous research …
Depression and Help Seeking Among Mexican–Americans: The Mediating Role of Familism
Attachment theory and theory of planned behavior: An integrative model predicting underage drinking
Research indicates that peer and maternal bonds play important but sometimes contrasting roles in the outcomes of children. Less is known about attachment bonds to these 2 reference groups in young adults. Using a sample of 351 participants (18 to 20 years of age), the research integrated two theoretical traditions: attachment theory and theory of planned behavior (TPB). The predictive contribution of both theories was examined in the context of …
Acculturation, Familism, Parental Monitoring, and Knowledge as Predictors of Marijuana and Inhalant Use in Adolescents.
The authors investigated relationships between marijuana and inhalant use and several cultural and demographic factors in Anglo American and Hispanic American adolescents (N=1,094). Outcome measures assessed lifetime and 30-day marijuana and inhalant use. Predictors and covariates used in logistic regression analyses were region, grade, gender, knowledge, acculturation, familism, and parental monitoring. Hispanic Americans exhibited higher usage …
Adolescent Reactance and Anti-Smoking Campaigns: A Theoretical Approach
Children between the ages of 9 and 15 are a high-risk group for tobacco use. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that first use of cigarettes among adolescents has risen 30% over the past decade, and that more than 1.2 million people age < 18 became daily smokers in 1996 alone. Moreover, research indicating that awareness and liking of cigarette advertisements is higher among adolescents than adults underscores the need to devote more effor…
Indirect Minority Influence: The Leniency Contract Revisited
This research is concerned with indirect minority influence, the change of attitudes that are related, but not identical, to the issue under persuasive attack. A message on one of two linked attitudes was developed and attributed to in-group minority or majority sources. Analysis of source and pretest timing (immediate vs. 2 weeks before treatment), thought to affect the accessibility of the linked attitude, revealed no effect on focal beliefs. H…
The Context/Comparison Model of Social Influence: Mechanisms, Structure, and Linkages that Underlie Indirect Attitude Change
This chapter details the development of the context/comparison model, applied to the analysis of indirect minority influence. The model assumes that minorities generally cannot affect strongly established beliefs. When ingroup, however, the persuasive minority evokes leniency in its message targets. While change is resisted, the ingroup minority's message is elaborated, and the minority itself is not derogated. Such a pattern introduces an imbala…
Indirect minority influence: Evidence for leniency in source evaluation and counterargumentation
In-group minorities instigate indirect change because of their distinctiveness, the unexpectedness of their position, and their common identity with their targets. Preliminary study (N = 408) uncovered links among a set of attitudes and revealed participants were unaware of the relationship between some attitudes despite significant correlation and proximity in multidimensional space. Study I (N = 222) advocated a ban of homosexual soldiers attri…
Indirect minority influence: Evidence for leniency in source evaluation and counterargumentation
In-group minorities instigate indirect change because of their distinctiveness, the unexpectedness of their position, and their common identity with their targets. Preliminary study (N = 408) uncovered links among a set of attitudes and revealed participants were unaware of the relationship between some attitudes despite significant correlation and proximity in multidimensional space. Study I (N = 222) advocated a ban of homosexual soldiers attri…
Indirect Minority Influence: The Leniency Contract Revisited
This research is concerned with indirect minority influence, the change of attitudes that are related, but not identical, to the issue under persuasive attack. A message on one of two linked attitudes was developed and attributed to in-group minority or majority sources. Analysis of source and pretest timing (immediate vs. 2 weeks before treatment), thought to affect the accessibility of the linked attitude, revealed no effect on focal beliefs. H…
Anger, frustration, boredom and the Department of Motor Vehicles: Can negative emotions impede organ donor registration
It's all relative: Increasing organ donor registration intentions by maximizing family-relevant vested interest
Guided by vested interest theory, the impact of educating potential organ donors about the beneficial experiences afforded to families of deceased donors was assessed. Participants were informed about these benefits by taking a survey that asked them to indicate both their awareness, and the appeal, of numerous existing benefits (e.g. grief services). We employed a double-sided mixed design. Both the true experimental design and the quasi-experim…
Barriers to Living Donation Among Low-Resource Hispanics
Hispanics are disproportionately affected by renal failure. Although living donation has been heralded as a potential means for alleviating the need for transplantable kidneys, a nuanced understanding of the obstacles faced by Hispanics is necessary. In our study, we conducted focus groups with 28 first-generation Spanish-dominant Hispanic renal patients. Although some of the barriers that emerged were akin to those reported in previous research …
Attachment theory and theory of planned behavior: An integrative model predicting underage drinking
Research indicates that peer and maternal bonds play important but sometimes contrasting roles in the outcomes of children. Less is known about attachment bonds to these 2 reference groups in young adults. Using a sample of 351 participants (18 to 20 years of age), the research integrated two theoretical traditions: attachment theory and theory of planned behavior (TPB). The predictive contribution of both theories was examined in the context of …
The Context/Comparison Model of Social Influence: Mechanisms, Structure, and Linkages that Underlie Indirect Attitude Change
This chapter details the development of the context/comparison model, applied to the analysis of indirect minority influence. The model assumes that minorities generally cannot affect strongly established beliefs. When ingroup, however, the persuasive minority evokes leniency in its message targets. While change is resisted, the ingroup minority's message is elaborated, and the minority itself is not derogated. Such a pattern introduces an imbala…
Indirect minority influence: Evidence for leniency in source evaluation and counterargumentation
In-group minorities instigate indirect change because of their distinctiveness, the unexpectedness of their position, and their common identity with their targets. Preliminary study (N = 408) uncovered links among a set of attitudes and revealed participants were unaware of the relationship between some attitudes despite significant correlation and proximity in multidimensional space. Study I (N = 222) advocated a ban of homosexual soldiers attri…
Indirect Minority Influence: The Leniency Contract Revisited
This research is concerned with indirect minority influence, the change of attitudes that are related, but not identical, to the issue under persuasive attack. A message on one of two linked attitudes was developed and attributed to in-group minority or majority sources. Analysis of source and pretest timing (immediate vs. 2 weeks before treatment), thought to affect the accessibility of the linked attitude, revealed no effect on focal beliefs. H…
Adolescent Reactance and Anti-Smoking Campaigns: A Theoretical Approach
Children between the ages of 9 and 15 are a high-risk group for tobacco use. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that first use of cigarettes among adolescents has risen 30% over the past decade, and that more than 1.2 million people age < 18 became daily smokers in 1996 alone. Moreover, research indicating that awareness and liking of cigarette advertisements is higher among adolescents than adults underscores the need to devote more effor…
Acculturation, Familism, Parental Monitoring, and Knowledge as Predictors of Marijuana and Inhalant Use in Adolescents.
The authors investigated relationships between marijuana and inhalant use and several cultural and demographic factors in Anglo American and Hispanic American adolescents (N=1,094). Outcome measures assessed lifetime and 30-day marijuana and inhalant use. Predictors and covariates used in logistic regression analyses were region, grade, gender, knowledge, acculturation, familism, and parental monitoring. Hispanic Americans exhibited higher usage …
Depression and Help Seeking Among Mexican–Americans: The Mediating Role of Familism
Attachment theory and theory of planned behavior: An integrative model predicting underage drinking
Research indicates that peer and maternal bonds play important but sometimes contrasting roles in the outcomes of children. Less is known about attachment bonds to these 2 reference groups in young adults. Using a sample of 351 participants (18 to 20 years of age), the research integrated two theoretical traditions: attachment theory and theory of planned behavior (TPB). The predictive contribution of both theories was examined in the context of …
Barriers to Living Donation Among Low-Resource Hispanics
Hispanics are disproportionately affected by renal failure. Although living donation has been heralded as a potential means for alleviating the need for transplantable kidneys, a nuanced understanding of the obstacles faced by Hispanics is necessary. In our study, we conducted focus groups with 28 first-generation Spanish-dominant Hispanic renal patients. Although some of the barriers that emerged were akin to those reported in previous research …
Anger, frustration, boredom and the Department of Motor Vehicles: Can negative emotions impede organ donor registration
Controlling Language and Irony: Reducing Threat and Increasing Positive Message Evaluations
High-controlling (HC) language is explicit, clear, and efficient; however, it can be perceived as threatening, thus risking rejection. The benefits and drawbacks of using HC language presents a dilemma for message designers. Psychological reactance researchers have begun to examine strategies designed to utilize the virtues of HC language while mitigating the vices. We conducted three experiments to examine the effectiveness of irony as another s…
It's all relative: Increasing organ donor registration intentions by maximizing family-relevant vested interest
Guided by vested interest theory, the impact of educating potential organ donors about the beneficial experiences afforded to families of deceased donors was assessed. Participants were informed about these benefits by taking a survey that asked them to indicate both their awareness, and the appeal, of numerous existing benefits (e.g. grief services). We employed a double-sided mixed design. Both the true experimental design and the quasi-experim…
A case for directives: Strategies for enhancing clarity while mitigating reactance
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)