Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries
Applying the Health Belief Model, this study examined young adults’ intention to adopt preventive behaviors against influenza infection in developing countries (Thailand and Cambodia) and developed countries (the U.S. and Singapore). Self-efficacy was the only variable significantly related to behav...
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| author | Yang, Z. Janet Ho, Shirley S. Lwin, May Oo |
| author2 | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information |
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| description | Applying the Health Belief Model, this study examined young adults’ intention to adopt preventive behaviors against influenza infection in developing countries (Thailand and Cambodia) and developed countries (the U.S. and Singapore). Self-efficacy was the only variable significantly related to behavioral intention in the developing countries. In contrast, perceived threat, expected benefits, and media attention were significant predictors in the developed countries. Trust in information sources also had a consistent impact across the two samples. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1051912019-12-06T21:47:19Z Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries Yang, Z. Janet Ho, Shirley S. Lwin, May Oo Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication Applying the Health Belief Model, this study examined young adults’ intention to adopt preventive behaviors against influenza infection in developing countries (Thailand and Cambodia) and developed countries (the U.S. and Singapore). Self-efficacy was the only variable significantly related to behavioral intention in the developing countries. In contrast, perceived threat, expected benefits, and media attention were significant predictors in the developed countries. Trust in information sources also had a consistent impact across the two samples. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. Accepted version 2014-09-10T07:49:56Z 2019-12-06T21:47:19Z 2014-09-10T07:49:56Z 2019-12-06T21:47:19Z 2014 2014 Journal Article Yang, Z. J., Ho, S. S., & Lwin, M. O. (2014). Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza: Comparison between developing and developed countries. Asian Journal of Communication, 1-22. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105191 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2014.927894 en Asian journal of communication © 2014 AMIC/SCI-NTU. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in Asian Journal of Communication, published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of AMIC/SCI-NTU. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2014.927894]. application/msword |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication Yang, Z. Janet Ho, Shirley S. Lwin, May Oo Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries |
| title | Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries |
| title_full | Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries |
| title_fullStr | Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries |
| title_short | Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries |
| title_sort | promoting preventive behaviors against influenza comparison between developing and developed countries |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105191 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2014.927894 |
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