Models & Theories: Framing, Psychological Reactance

On the Nature of Reactance and its Role in Persuasive Health Communication (Dillard and Shen, 2007)

the theory of psychological reactance

the nature of reactance

reactance as a mediator

two antecedents of reactance

- strength of the threat to freedom 

- trait reactance proneness

- the combined effects of threat and proneness

modeling the reactance process

method 

- message design 

- procedure

discussion 

- the nature of reactance

- antecedents of reactance

- implications for assessing reactance induced by persuasive messages 

- reactance theory and message design 

- attitude-behavior correspondence: flossing, binge drinking, and beyond

summary

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The Effects of Frame, Appeal, and Outcome Extremity of Antismoking Messages on Cognitive Processing (Leshner and Cheng, 2009)

message framing

message appeal type

message outcome extremity 

lc4mp

strt, recognition memory, and hypotheses

method 

discussion 

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Psychological Reactance and Promotional Health Messages: The Effects of Controlling Language, Lexical Concreteness, and the Restoration of Freedom (Mille ret al, 2007)

psychological reactance theory 

controlling language 

restoration of freedom 

lexical concreteness

method 

measures

discussion 

- reactance and restoration 

- lexcial concreteness 

conclusion 

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The Strategic Use of Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages to Promote Healthy Behavior: How Theory Can Inform Practice (Rothman et al, 2006) 

framing health messages: an overview

- detection behaviors 

- prevention behaviors 

- issue involvement: implications for framing 

- unpacking the distinction between detection and prevention behaviors 

message frames and health behavior: a more focused look 

moving beyond the risk implications of the behavior

the application of message framing: using theory to guide practice

 

conclusion