Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures
As breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in Singapore, encouraging them to engage in preventive measures becomes increasingly important. This study aims to take a closer look at the influence of attention to media, interpersonal communication, news elaboration, and knowledge on wome...
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| author | Lee, Edmund Wei Jian Ho, Shirley S. Chow, Josephine K. Wu, Ying Ying Yang, Zixin |
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| author_facet | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Lee, Edmund Wei Jian Ho, Shirley S. Chow, Josephine K. Wu, Ying Ying Yang, Zixin |
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| description | As breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in Singapore, encouraging them to engage in preventive measures becomes increasingly important. This study aims to take a closer look at the influence of attention to media, interpersonal communication, news elaboration, and knowledge on women’s (aged between 30 and 70) perceived risks of breast cancer and their intentions to engage in preventive measures in Singapore. Attention to media, frequency of interpersonal communication, fatalistic belief, and knowledge structure density were found to be associated with risk perception of breast cancer among Singaporean women. Findings also showed that frequency of interpersonal communication, risk perception, elaboration, and factual knowledge were positively associated with women’s intentions to take up preventive measures such as breast self-examination, clinical breast examination, and mammography. Implications for theory and practice were discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1414392020-06-08T08:01:42Z Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures Lee, Edmund Wei Jian Ho, Shirley S. Chow, Josephine K. Wu, Ying Ying Yang, Zixin Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Breast Cancer Mass Media As breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in Singapore, encouraging them to engage in preventive measures becomes increasingly important. This study aims to take a closer look at the influence of attention to media, interpersonal communication, news elaboration, and knowledge on women’s (aged between 30 and 70) perceived risks of breast cancer and their intentions to engage in preventive measures in Singapore. Attention to media, frequency of interpersonal communication, fatalistic belief, and knowledge structure density were found to be associated with risk perception of breast cancer among Singaporean women. Findings also showed that frequency of interpersonal communication, risk perception, elaboration, and factual knowledge were positively associated with women’s intentions to take up preventive measures such as breast self-examination, clinical breast examination, and mammography. Implications for theory and practice were discussed. MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) Accepted version 2020-06-08T08:01:42Z 2020-06-08T08:01:42Z 2013 Journal Article Lee, E. W. J., Ho, S. S., Chow, J. K., Wu, Y. Y., & Yang, Z. (2013). Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures. Journal of Risk Research, 16(7), 879-902. doi:10.1080/13669877.2012.761264 1366-9877 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141439 10.1080/13669877.2012.761264 2-s2.0-84880212763 7 16 879 902 en Journal of Risk Research This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Risk Research on 11 Feb 2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13669877.2012.761264 application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Communication Breast Cancer Mass Media Lee, Edmund Wei Jian Ho, Shirley S. Chow, Josephine K. Wu, Ying Ying Yang, Zixin Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| title | Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| title_full | Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| title_fullStr | Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| title_short | Communication and knowledge as motivators : understanding Singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| title_sort | communication and knowledge as motivators understanding singaporean womens perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures |
| topic | Social sciences::Communication Breast Cancer Mass Media |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141439 |
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