Nicole H O’Donnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6695662 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicole H O’Donnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicole H |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Donnell |
| SIGNATURE | O’DONNELL N H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2957-1742 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Health Motivation in the Influencer Era
This research explored how personal and entertainment role models motivate an individual's health goals, and how following a role model on social media affects this process. A survey of 404 adults revealed that identifying a personal role model, such as a family member, friend, or healthcare professional, had a stronger influence on health motivation in comparison to identifying an entertainment role model. Additionally, our findings indicated th…
Examining Attenuated Responses to Coronavirus Disease-2019 Risk
This study examines attenuated risk responses among individuals who do not adhere to preventive COVID-19 measures (e.g., antimaskers). Guided by the Social Amplification of Risk Model, a survey ( N = 373) of nonabiding populations showed that news media use was positively associated with risk perceptions, information seeking and sharing, and preventive measure adoption. By contrast, negative emotions to COVID-19 and perceived knowledge hindered p…
Mental health messages on TikTok
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate how health educators use emotional appeals on the social media site TikTok to promote well-being, engage audiences and reduce mental health stigma. Design/Method: Our research team conducted a quantitative content analysis of 400 TikTok videos centred on health education. We evaluated the frequency of mental health content compared with general health education content and associated views, engagement and u…
Barriers and facilitators to implementing CareConnect
Tweeting a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an urgent need for public health departments to clearly communicate their prevention, testing, and treatment recommendations. Previous research supports that Twitter is an important platform that public health departments use to communicate crisis information to stakeholders. This study aimed to shed light on how international health departments shared relevant information about COVID-19 on Twitter in 2020. We …
Reducing Food Waste During Covid-19
This study investigates how role model stories may inspire food waste reduction during times of perceived food scarcity. We conducted a 2 × 2 between-subjects experiment ( N = 358, U.S. adults) to test the effectiveness of messages that emphasized role model success (reduced waste/zero-waste) and achievement difficulty (easy/difficult) on intentions to set a personal food waste goal. Exposure to role models who lived a zero-waste lifestyle had a …
Stay Socially Distant and Wash Your Hands
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread around the world, and since currently no treatments that are safe and effective for large groups of people nor a vaccine are available, the best way to prevent the illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus causing it. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive effects of both demographic and psychosocial factors originating with the Health Belief Model on reported intent to ad…
The Effect of Number of Follower Cues and Organization Type on Perceived Social Norm Responses to CSR Campaigns on Social Media
This study examined how social norms can be formed differently across gender in the context of perceiving an alcohol company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaigns on social media (Facebook and Twitter). Even though social norms have been known to be powerful factors in generating positive attitudes and behavior, few studies have examined the boundary conditions and the antecedents of perceived social norm formation in the context of c…
What drives support for self-driving car technology in the United States
Recent advances in automotive technology have made fully automated self-driving cars technologically feasible. Despite offering many benefits such as increased safety, improved fuel efficiency, and greater disability access, public support for self-driving cars remains low. While previous studies find that demographic factors such as age and sex influence self-driving car support, limited research has examined variables that are well known to pre…
Assessment of Women’s Plus-Size Swimwear for Industry Applications
Using the functional, expressive and aesthetic (FEA) consumer needs model, this research investigated plus-size women’s swimwear needs. Swimming is a popular activity for women, which offers numerous physical and mental health benefits. However, little is known about plus-size women’s design preferences and satisfaction with swimwear. Attributes of swimwear were assessed through a mixed-methods qualitative survey (n = 58) and five follow-up focus…
What drives support for self-driving car technology in the United States
Recent advances in automotive technology have made fully automated self-driving cars technologically feasible. Despite offering many benefits such as increased safety, improved fuel efficiency, and greater disability access, public support for self-driving cars remains low. While previous studies find that demographic factors such as age and sex influence self-driving car support, limited research has examined variables that are well known to pre…
Assessment of Women’s Plus-Size Swimwear for Industry Applications
Using the functional, expressive and aesthetic (FEA) consumer needs model, this research investigated plus-size women’s swimwear needs. Swimming is a popular activity for women, which offers numerous physical and mental health benefits. However, little is known about plus-size women’s design preferences and satisfaction with swimwear. Attributes of swimwear were assessed through a mixed-methods qualitative survey (n = 58) and five follow-up focus…
What drives support for self-driving car technology in the United States
Recent advances in automotive technology have made fully automated self-driving cars technologically feasible. Despite offering many benefits such as increased safety, improved fuel efficiency, and greater disability access, public support for self-driving cars remains low. While previous studies find that demographic factors such as age and sex influence self-driving car support, limited research has examined variables that are well known to pre…
The Effect of Number of Follower Cues and Organization Type on Perceived Social Norm Responses to CSR Campaigns on Social Media
This study examined how social norms can be formed differently across gender in the context of perceiving an alcohol company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaigns on social media (Facebook and Twitter). Even though social norms have been known to be powerful factors in generating positive attitudes and behavior, few studies have examined the boundary conditions and the antecedents of perceived social norm formation in the context of c…
Stay Socially Distant and Wash Your Hands
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread around the world, and since currently no treatments that are safe and effective for large groups of people nor a vaccine are available, the best way to prevent the illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus causing it. The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive effects of both demographic and psychosocial factors originating with the Health Belief Model on reported intent to ad…
Reducing Food Waste During Covid-19
This study investigates how role model stories may inspire food waste reduction during times of perceived food scarcity. We conducted a 2 × 2 between-subjects experiment ( N = 358, U.S. adults) to test the effectiveness of messages that emphasized role model success (reduced waste/zero-waste) and achievement difficulty (easy/difficult) on intentions to set a personal food waste goal. Exposure to role models who lived a zero-waste lifestyle had a …
Tweeting a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an urgent need for public health departments to clearly communicate their prevention, testing, and treatment recommendations. Previous research supports that Twitter is an important platform that public health departments use to communicate crisis information to stakeholders. This study aimed to shed light on how international health departments shared relevant information about COVID-19 on Twitter in 2020. We …
Examining Attenuated Responses to Coronavirus Disease-2019 Risk
This study examines attenuated risk responses among individuals who do not adhere to preventive COVID-19 measures (e.g., antimaskers). Guided by the Social Amplification of Risk Model, a survey ( N = 373) of nonabiding populations showed that news media use was positively associated with risk perceptions, information seeking and sharing, and preventive measure adoption. By contrast, negative emotions to COVID-19 and perceived knowledge hindered p…
Mental health messages on TikTok
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate how health educators use emotional appeals on the social media site TikTok to promote well-being, engage audiences and reduce mental health stigma. Design/Method: Our research team conducted a quantitative content analysis of 400 TikTok videos centred on health education. We evaluated the frequency of mental health content compared with general health education content and associated views, engagement and u…
Barriers and facilitators to implementing CareConnect
Health Motivation in the Influencer Era
This research explored how personal and entertainment role models motivate an individual's health goals, and how following a role model on social media affects this process. A survey of 404 adults revealed that identifying a personal role model, such as a family member, friend, or healthcare professional, had a stronger influence on health motivation in comparison to identifying an entertainment role model. Additionally, our findings indicated th…
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Health communication (3 works) · Marketing (3 works)