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Impacts of Efficacy and Exemplification in an Online Message About Weight Loss on Weight Management Self-Efficacy, Satisfaction, and Personal Importance

Melanie A. Sarge College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick School of Communication, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 827-844 | Published online: 16 Apr 2013

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Axel Westerwick, Daniel Sude, Dana Brooks, Berkay Kaplan & Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick. (2023) Self-Consistency and Self-Enhancement Motivation Impacts on Selective Exposure to Politics — A SESAM Model Application. Mass Communication and Society 26:2, pages 300-325.
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Simon A. Moss, Duygu Serbetci, Kerry O’Brien & Nektarios Alexi. (2022) The Validated Features of Psychological Interventions for Weight Loss: An Integration. Behavioral Medicine 48:3, pages 147-161.
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Ryan B. Medders & Miriam J. Metzger. (2018) The Role of News Brands and Leads in Exposure to Political Information on the Internet. Digital Journalism 6:5, pages 599-618.
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Tae Kyoung Lee & Michael A. Shapiro. (2016) Effects of a Story Character’s Goal Achievement. Communication Research 43:6, pages 863-891.
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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick & Melanie A. Sarge. (2013) Impacts of Exemplification and Efficacy as Characteristics of an Online Weight-Loss Message on Selective Exposure and Subsequent Weight-Loss Behavior. Communication Research 42:4, pages 547-568.
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