“I Thought about It and I May Follow What You Said”: Three Studies Examining the Effects of Elaboration and Source Credibility on Risk Behavior Intentions

The induction of cognitive elaboration on information concerning risks may facilitate compliance with messages encouraging audiences to mitigate against risks. Nevertheless, cognitive elaboration and its relationship with other key variables in risk information processing have been largely understud...

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Main Authors: Xialing Lin, Kenneth A. Lachlan, Patric R. Spence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Netherlands Press 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research
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Online Access:https://stars.library.ucf.edu/jicrcr/vol5/iss1/2/