Courtney L Scherr
Biographic Data
| ID | 1249693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Courtney L Scherr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Courtney L |
| FAMILY NAME | Scherr |
| SIGNATURE | SCHERR C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9362-5410 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Expanding the Theory of Persuasive Hope
Emotional reactions to health information significantly influence health decisions. The theory of persuasive hope details how messages can influence behaviors and intentions by evoking hope. Messaging about noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has begun to include hope-focused appeals, and scholars have recommended using hope appeals in messaging about genetic testing. The current study extends the theory of persuasive hope by testing if critical …
Using emotional flow in patient testimonials to debias affective forecasting in health decision-making
People often overestimate the duration and intensity of emotional impact for future health events, leading to sub-optimal decision-making. Previous attempts to mitigate these affective forecasting errors have had only limited success. Across two experiments with different emotional appeals (fear and disgust), health contexts (genetic testing and colonoscopy), and samples (women and African American men), this research explored the potential of em…
Exploring Prostate Cancer Patients’ Interest and Preferences for Receiving Genetic Risk Information About Cancer Aggressiveness
The number of cases of aggressive prostate cancer is increasing. Differentiating between aggressive and indolent cases has resulted in increased difficulty for the physician and patient to decide on the best treatment option. Due to this challenge, efforts are underway to profile genetic risk for prostate cancer aggressiveness, which may help physicians and patients at risk for developing aggressive prostate cancer to select an appropriate treatm…
Intersections of health and gender imperatives
Why African Americans Say “No”
Collection of blood samples and concerns about genetic testing are obstacles for the recruitment of African Americans to pharmacogenomics studies. Efforts to overcome these barriers to participation are needed to improve representation of minorities in pharmacogenomic research. Enrolling participants from inpatient populations may be a solution to bolster recruitment efforts
Parents' sensemaking processes in the identification of developmental delays and engagement with early intervention services
From the laboratory to the clinic
Persuasive impact of loss and gain frames on intentions to exercise
The current study situated loss/gain framing research in the extended parallel process model and tested whether two message features (dose, efficacy appeals) and four individual difference variables (walking self-efficacy, grit, consideration of future consequences, health information overload) moderated the impact of message framing on intentions to engage in physical activity. Adults ( N = 341, M age = 38.09, SD = 10.94) were randomly assigned …
The Health Belief Model as an Explanatory Framework in Communication Research
The Health Belief Model (HBM) posits that messages will achieve optimal behavior change if they successfully target perceived barriers, benefits, self-efficacy, and threat. While the model seems to be an ideal explanatory framework for communication research, theoretical limitations have limited its use in the field. Notably, variable ordering is currently undefined in the HBM. Thus, it is unclear whether constructs mediate relationships comparab…
Persuasive impact of loss and gain frames on intentions to exercise
The current study situated loss/gain framing research in the extended parallel process model and tested whether two message features (dose, efficacy appeals) and four individual difference variables (walking self-efficacy, grit, consideration of future consequences, health information overload) moderated the impact of message framing on intentions to engage in physical activity. Adults ( N = 341, M age = 38.09, SD = 10.94) were randomly assigned …
The Health Belief Model as an Explanatory Framework in Communication Research
The Health Belief Model (HBM) posits that messages will achieve optimal behavior change if they successfully target perceived barriers, benefits, self-efficacy, and threat. While the model seems to be an ideal explanatory framework for communication research, theoretical limitations have limited its use in the field. Notably, variable ordering is currently undefined in the HBM. Thus, it is unclear whether constructs mediate relationships comparab…
From the laboratory to the clinic
Persuasive impact of loss and gain frames on intentions to exercise
The current study situated loss/gain framing research in the extended parallel process model and tested whether two message features (dose, efficacy appeals) and four individual difference variables (walking self-efficacy, grit, consideration of future consequences, health information overload) moderated the impact of message framing on intentions to engage in physical activity. Adults ( N = 341, M age = 38.09, SD = 10.94) were randomly assigned …
Exploring Prostate Cancer Patients’ Interest and Preferences for Receiving Genetic Risk Information About Cancer Aggressiveness
The number of cases of aggressive prostate cancer is increasing. Differentiating between aggressive and indolent cases has resulted in increased difficulty for the physician and patient to decide on the best treatment option. Due to this challenge, efforts are underway to profile genetic risk for prostate cancer aggressiveness, which may help physicians and patients at risk for developing aggressive prostate cancer to select an appropriate treatm…
Intersections of health and gender imperatives
Why African Americans Say “No”
Collection of blood samples and concerns about genetic testing are obstacles for the recruitment of African Americans to pharmacogenomics studies. Efforts to overcome these barriers to participation are needed to improve representation of minorities in pharmacogenomic research. Enrolling participants from inpatient populations may be a solution to bolster recruitment efforts
Parents' sensemaking processes in the identification of developmental delays and engagement with early intervention services
Using emotional flow in patient testimonials to debias affective forecasting in health decision-making
People often overestimate the duration and intensity of emotional impact for future health events, leading to sub-optimal decision-making. Previous attempts to mitigate these affective forecasting errors have had only limited success. Across two experiments with different emotional appeals (fear and disgust), health contexts (genetic testing and colonoscopy), and samples (women and African American men), this research explored the potential of em…
Expanding the Theory of Persuasive Hope
Emotional reactions to health information significantly influence health decisions. The theory of persuasive hope details how messages can influence behaviors and intentions by evoking hope. Messaging about noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has begun to include hope-focused appeals, and scholars have recommended using hope appeals in messaging about genetic testing. The current study extends the theory of persuasive hope by testing if critical …
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · BRCA gene mutations in cancer (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Descriptive statistics (2 works)