Abstract
This experiment applies Psychological Reactance to understand people’s reactions to news about the risk of West Nile Virus. While manipulating gain/loss framing and risk likelihood presented as fractions or percentages, we also investigate the utility of trait uncertainty as a predictor and feelings of distress as an indicator of reactance. Results suggest Psychological Reactance may be useful in interpreting reactions to health risk news, and that trait uncertainty and state distress may enrich its conceptualization.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2009 |
| Event | 92nd Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, AEJMC 2009 - Sheraton Boston, Boston, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2009 → 8 Aug 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 92nd Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, AEJMC 2009 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 5/08/09 → 8/08/09 |
