Improving processing fluency to encourage family health information seeking
The mediating role of communication efficacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Wade (0000-0002-5966-0121, The Ohio State University), Ji Youn Ryu (0000-0002-5408-0507, The Ohio State University), H C Shulman (0000-0001-7525-8119), Hillary Shulman (The Ohio State University), Shelly Hovick (The Ohio State University), Shelly R Hovick (0000-0001-7665-8966) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 2046-2060 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053241294116 |
| PMID | 39584483 |
| OpenAlex | W4404699106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 49 |
Drawing from the metacognitive literature, this experimental study examines how the relative ease of retrieving information (i.e. processing fluency) impacts individuals' efficacy about engaging in family health discussions and interpersonal information seeking intention across two health topics: family organ donation status and family health history. Participants ( N = 609) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions. Those in the easy retrieval task condition (versus a difficult or no task control), who were asked to recall information regarding two (versus six or zero) family members, reported greater processing fluency. Moreover, those who reported greater fluency also reported higher communication efficacy, and a greater intention to seek out family health information. Practically, this study highlights how metacognitive strategies may be used in healthcare settings to motivate patient information seeking. For example, it may be advantageous to start by collecting information for relatively few diseases/family members and slowly build a family history over time
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Fluency · Health communication · Information seeking · Interpersonal communication · Metacognition · Psychiatry · Recall · Task (project management · Computer Science · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Communication · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |