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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Two-Sided Messages for Health Risk Prevention: The Role of Argument Type, Refutation, and Issue Ambivalence

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Pages 719-730 | Published online: 22 Apr 2013
 

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted among adolescents in 2011 in urban parts of Belgium, Europe. The effectiveness of two-sided binge drinking and marijuana prevention messages was investigated in relation to argument type, refutation, and issue ambivalence. Study 1 (n = 373) serves as a baseline study for study 2 (n = 156). Data were collected through a printed questionnaire in classrooms in Flemish secondary schools. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data. Implications for health practitioners, as well as limitations and suggestions for further research are given.

RÉSUMÉ

Les Messages Bipolaires de Prévention des Risques Sanitaires: le Rôle de Type d'Argumentation, la Réfutation et l'Equivocité

Deux expériences furent effectuées en 2011 parmi des adolescents en milieux urbains belges. L'effectivité des messages de prévention de la consommation ponctuelle immodérée d'alcool et de marihuana fût étudiée en relation aux types d'argumentation, à la réfutation et à l’équivocité. L'expérience 1 (n = 373) sert de base pour l'expérience 2 (n = 156). Les données, rassemblées en un questionnaire imprimé destiné aux écoles secondaires flamandes, furent analysées avec l'analyse de variance (ANOVA). Les implications pour les professionnels de la santé, ainsi que les limites et suggestions pour de futures recherches sont données. L’étude fût financée par l'Université de Gand.

RESUMEN

Los Mensajes Bipolares Preventivos sobre los Riesgos Sanitarios: el Rol del Tipo de Argumento, la Refutación y la Ambivalencia

En el 2011 fueron realizados dos experimentos en adolescentes en zonas urbanas belgas. Se investigó la eficacia de mensajes bipolares preventivos sobre el abuso de alcohol y de marihuana relacionada con el tipo de argumento, la refutación y la ambivalencia. El experimento 2 (n = 156) se basa en el experimento 1 (n = 373). Se recogieron los datos con una encuesta impresa distribuida en escuelas secundarias flamencas. Para analizar los datos se usó el análisis de varianza (ANOVA). El estudio, financiado por la Universidad de Gante, demuestra las implicaciones para el sector médico, indica las limitaciones y hace sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.

Notes

1  The M-value refers to the mean value of the summated scale.

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