Warning Messages in Crisis Communication: Risk Appraisal and Warning Compliance in Severe Weather, Violent Acts, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Warning Messages in Crisis Communication: Risk Appraisal and Warning Compliance in Severe Weather, Violent Acts, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

BackgroundIn crisis communication, warning messages are key to informing and galvanizing the public to prevent or mitigate damage. Therefore, this study examines how risk appraisal and individual characteristics influence the intention to comply with behavioral recommendations of a warning message r...

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Main Authors: Maxi Rahn, Samuel Tomczyk, Nathalie Schopp, Silke Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
COVID-19
severe weather
violent acts
warning message
risk appraisal
risk communication
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.557178/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.557178/full

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