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Putting the Fear Back Again (and Within Individuals): Revisiting the Role of Fear in Persuasion

Lijiang ShenDepartment of Communication Arts & Sciences, Pennsylvania State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1331-1341 | Published online: 03 Oct 2016

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Hang Lu & Shupei Yuan. (2023) Exploring the Sequencing Effects of Fear-Hope Appeals on Promoting MMR Vaccination. Health Communication 38:10, pages 2132-2140.
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Perina Siegenthaler, Alexander Ort & Andreas Fahr. (2021) The influence of valence shifts in fear appeals on message processing and behavioral intentions: A moderated mediation model. PLOS ONE 16:9, pages e0255113.
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Xiaoquan Zhao, Maria L. Roditis & Tesfa N. Alexander. (2019) Fear and Humor Appeals in “The Real Cost” Campaign: Evidence of Potential Effectiveness in Message Pretesting. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 56:2, pages S31-S39.
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Javier Hernando Reyes-Rincón & Julia Marlén Baquero-Velásquez. (2019) Contrast as a Persuasive Strategy in Social Advertising: A Case Study of 4 Advertisings. Matices en Lenguas Extranjeras:13, pages 229-249.
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James Price Dillard & Lijiang Shen. (2018) Threat Appeals as Multi-Emotion Messages: An Argument Structure Model of Fear and Disgust. Human Communication Research 44:2, pages 103-126.
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