Attention, Need for Sensation, and Health Communication Campaigns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3756054 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lewis Donohew (University of Kentucky), Philip Palmgreen (University of Kentucky), Elizabeth Pugzles Lorch (University of Kentucky) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 310-322 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764294038002011 |
| OpenAlex | W2006409218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 18 |
Although attention to novelty is no longer as vital to survival as in our ancient past, the attention value of novelty has major implications for contemporary human communication. It also is affected by individual differences in reactivity to intense and novel stimulation. The studies reported in this article involve the roles of attention and sensation seeking in responses to drug abuse prevention campaigns in the mass media. Early studies have indicated that adolescent high-sensation seekers are two to seven times more likely to report using drugs-ranging from alcohol to cocaine-than lower sensation seekers, identifying them as prime target audiences for prevention campaigns. This article describes a series of studies, ranging from laboratory studies on differential effects of messages on high- and low-sensation seekers, and on effects of program context, to a field experiment in which high-sensation seekers were targeted
Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology) · Environmental health · Novelty · Poison control · Sensation · Sensation Seeking · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
The effectiveness of a positively vs. negatively valenced PSA against sexually transmitted diseases – evidence from an experimental study
Toward an etiology of media use motivations
Sensation seeking, impulsive decision-making, and risky sex
Targeting adolescent risk-taking behaviors
Influence of Television Viewing and Sensation Seeking on Adolescents' Unrealistic Perceptions about Smoking and Smokers
Making Women Visible through Health Communication
Sensation seeking, perceived message sensation value, personal involvement, and processing of anti-marijuana PSAs
Dimensions and validation of the print perceived message sensation value scale (PPMSV)
Predicting Exposure to and Uses of Television Violence
Using the Limited Capacity Model of Motivated Mediated Message Processing to Design Effective Cancer Communication Messages
Sexual activity and risk taking in young heterosexual men
Why Do Citizens Engage With the TikTok Accounts of Public Hospitals in China
Reactions to Safer-Sex Public Service Announcement Message Features
Applications of a Theoretic Model of Information Exposure to Health Interventions
Sensation seeking
Persuasive Communication and Drug Abuse Prevention
The Psychophysiology of Sensation Seeking
An activation model of information exposure
Drugs, Daydreaming, and Personality
A genetic and environmental analysis of sensation seeking
A test of the optimal level of arousal theory of sensation seeking
Attention and Our Ancient Past
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |