Persuasive Communication - Research News and Information

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Innovative service or proselytizing: exploring when services delivery becomes a platform for unwanted religious persuasion.

30 Mar 2009 In this article, the authors explore the question: When does services delivery cross the line and become an opportunity for proselytizing? The authors posit that social workers have a justifiable concern for usurping their professional and ... Read more...

Belief in a just world, social influence and illness attributions: evidence of a just world boomerang effect.

27 Feb 2009 Characteristics of individuals and illnesses can both influence receptivity to preventative health messages. We examined whether receptivity to health messages depends on interactions between illness characteristics and dispositional concern for ... Read more...

Raising awareness of hypertension risk through a web-based framing intervention: does consideration of future consequences make a difference?

27 Feb 2009 Approximately, one third of people with hypertension are unaware that they have the condition. However, little research has explored the efficacy of interventions to raise awareness of this serious problem. This study had two main objectives: (1) ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Persuasive Communication'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Getting the staff's buy-in for Lean. 29 Apr 2009
• Campaign to combat complacency in HIV/AIDS prevention in U.S. 29 Apr 2009
• Community engagement. How to help people care about health. 28 Apr 2009
• Innovative service or proselytizing: exploring when services delivery becomes a platform for unwanted religious persuasion. 30 Mar 2009
• Belief in a just world, social influence and illness attributions: evidence of a just world boomerang effect. 27 Feb 2009
• Raising awareness of hypertension risk through a web-based framing intervention: does consideration of future consequences make a difference? 27 Feb 2009
• Black youth's personal involvement in the HIV/AIDS issue: does the public service announcement still work? 27 Feb 2009
• Practicing what they preach: health behaviors of those who provide health advice to extensive social networks. 27 Feb 2009
• Why do adolescent health researchers ignore the impact of the media? 27 Feb 2009
• Securing the board's buy-in. 27 Feb 2009
• Exploring the diagnostic utility of facial composites: beliefs of guilt can bias perceived similarity between composite and suspect. 27 Feb 2009
• Lineup administrator influences on eyewitness identification decisions. 27 Feb 2009
• Humor in advertisements enhances product liking by mere association. 27 Feb 2009
• The importance of being authentic: persuasion, narration, and dialogue in health communication and education. 27 Feb 2009
• Design and evaluation of a computer game to promote a healthy diet for young adults. 27 Feb 2009
• Getting to know the public. 30 Jan 2009
• Comment on "The future of agriculture". 30 Jan 2009
• The impact of tobacco promotion at the point of sale: a systematic review. 25 Jan 2009
• A practitioner's guide to persuasion: an overview of 15 selected persuasion theories, models and frameworks. 8 Jan 2009
• Bioethics and public reason: a report on ethics and public discourse in Spain. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Persuasive Communication'

Definition: A mode of communication concerned with inducing or urging the adoption of certain beliefs, theories, or lines of action by others.

Descriptor UI: D010565

Alternative terms: Persuasive Communication; Communication, Persuasive; Persuasion; Brainwashing;

Related Mesh Headings: Propaganda; Psychological Warfare; Suggestion; Behavior Control;

Tree Number: F01.145.209.631; L01.143.762;

History Note: 69

Technical Notes: no qualif