Flattening the COVID-19 curve: Emotions mediate the effects of a persuasive message on preventive action

Flattening the COVID-19 curve: Emotions mediate the effects of a persuasive message on preventive action

IntroductionAcross four countries (Canada, USA, UK, and Italy), we explored the effects of persuasive messages on intended and actual preventive actions related to COVID-19, and the role of emotions as a potential mechanism for explaining these effects.MethodsOne thousand seventy-eight participants...

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Main Authors: Krista Renee Muis, Gale M. Sinatra, Reinhard Pekrun, Panayiota Kendeou, Lucia Mason, Neil G. Jacobson, Wijnand Adriaan Pieter Van Tilburg, Ellen Orcutt, Sonia Zaccoletti, Kelsey M. Losenno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
social persuasion
intervention
emotions
COVID-19
cross-cultural research
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1047241/full

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