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What Encourages Patients to Recommend Their Doctor After an Online Medical Consultation? The Influence of Patient-Centered Communication, Trust, and Negative Health Information Seeking Experiences
Jinxu Li & Richard L. Street Jr.
Published online: 23 Jul 2024
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“I Will Exercise to Look Great!”: The Impact of Message Frame, Message Focus, and Age Label on Enhancing Older Adults’ Physical Activity Intentions
Lai Wei & Xiaodong Yang
Published online: 22 Jul 2024
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The Role of Optimistic Bias and Affect on Social Media Searches About COVID-19
Ilwoo Ju & Laura A. Downey
Published online: 21 Jul 2024
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“We’re All in This Together”: Farmers’ Reactions to the Farmer Suicide Crisis
Emily A. Paskewitz, Victoria L. Bertram & Laura E. Miller
Published online: 18 Jul 2024
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Theorising Māori Health and Wellbeing in a Whakapapa Paradigm: Voices from the Margins
Christine Elers & Mohan J. Dutta
Published online: 16 Jul 2024
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Identification with Characters of a National Narrative Health Communication Campaign Targeting Type 2 Diabetes
Anastasia Doré, Jennifer Grammes, Esra Egri, Lilli Priesterroth, Svenja B. Frenzel, Olaf Spörkel & Thomas Kubiak
Published online: 16 Jul 2024
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Memorable Messages about Pregnancy and Abortion from the Perspective of College-Enrolled Emerging Adults
Tara G. McManus, Brooke H. Wolfe & Hannah N. Novak
Published online: 16 Jul 2024
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Online Self-Presentation by Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Medical Professionals in China
Ruixin Cheng & Chuting Song
Published online: 15 Jul 2024
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Opening Access but Concealing Contact: A First Study of Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Consumer-Facing Communications
Sara Champlin, Sharon Miller, Abigail Griffith, Ariel Hatley, Candice Reed & Erin Schafer
Published online: 11 Jul 2024
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Facilitators and Barriers to Shared Decision-Making Communication Between Latina Mothers and Pediatric Mental Healthcare Providers
Deshira D. Wallace, Kathryn L. Hale, Linda E. Guzman, Gabriela L. Stein, Mónica Pérez Jolles, Betsy L. Sleath & Kathleen C. Thomas
Published online: 09 Jul 2024
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Diabetes, Insulin & Politics: 28 Years of Stigma, Innovation, and Ableism
Allyson S. Hughes
Published online: 09 Jul 2024
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Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Persuasion Strategies on Social Endorsement and Public Response on Chinese Social Media
Jiaojiao Ji, Ting Hu & Meng Chen
Published online: 07 Jul 2024
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Cultural Tailoring and Targeting of Messages: A Systematic Literature Review
Maria Knight Lapinski, John G. Oetzel, Sunyoung Park & Amanda J. Williamson
Published online: 03 Jul 2024
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Reclaiming Power or Reinforcing Inequities: Exploring Egg Freezing Debates on Social Media
Wenxue Zou, Zikun Liu & Xiaoya Yang
Published online: 25 Jun 2024
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Culturally Centering the Voices of Transgender Sex Workers in Singapore: Health, Materiality and Violence
Mohan J. Dutta, Raksha Mahtani, Vanessa Ho, Sherry Sherqueshaa, Sandhiya Thomas, Angel Aurora Jalleh-Hosey, Dyah Pitaloka, Dazzelyn Zapata & Phoebe Elers
Published online: 25 Jun 2024
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An Almost Empty Scoping Review: State of the Research on Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Messaging Strategies for Black and/or Latine LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults
Victoria A. Ledford, Hilda Patricia Garcia Cosavalente, Devlon N. Jackson, Carter Carter, Sandra L. Saperstein, Cynthia Baur, Ariel Balaban & Jessica N. Fish
Published online: 25 Jun 2024
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How Does Disgust Affect Mpox Prevention? Examining the Underlying Mechanisms of Perceived Severity and Perceived Susceptibility Moderated by Stigma
Xueyan Cao & Nanxiao Zheng
Published online: 25 Jun 2024
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Exploring Nurse Responses to Spontaneous Breastfeeding Episodes During Routine Infant Health Checks in Finland: A Multimodal Conversation Analytic Approach
Amanda Bateman, Julia Katila & Emily Hofstetter
Published online: 25 Jun 2024
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Proximal Discourses in Residential Facility Care Providers’ Sense-Making of Their Communication with Family Members of a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease
Aimee E. Miller-Ott & Tristin Evans
Published online: 17 Jun 2024
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“Asexual Healing Is Like the Sun Shining on Your Face in an Open Field”: A Found Poetry Analysis of Asexual People of Color’s Wellness and Dis/Ability
ben Brandley & Charnell Peters
Published online: 14 Jun 2024
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“Saving us to Death”: Ideology and Communicative (Dis)enfranchisement in Misapplications of the 2016 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
Elizabeth A. Hintz & Janelle Applequist
Published online: 11 Jun 2024
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Adult Children as Companions in Geriatric Consultations: An Interpersonal Perspective from China
Tianxin Yan & Min Yang
Published online: 11 Jun 2024
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Understanding the Political Frames of the Opioid Crisis: A Content Analysis of U.S. Senators’ Tweets
Anita Silwal & Zane A. Dayton
Published online: 11 Jun 2024
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“Addiction is Not a Choice.” #narcansaveslives: Collective Voice in Harm Reduction on TikTok
Kelli S. Boling, Patrick Habecker, Ciera E. Kirkpatrick, Jessica Hample, Roma Subramanian, Allison Schlosser & Valerie Jones
Published online: 11 Jun 2024
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Where Trouble Starts: Communication Breakdown in a Complex Emergency Call
Rhona Nattrass & Jennifer Watermeyer
Published online: 10 Jun 2024
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“They [Doctors] Don’t Really Know What We’re Actually Experiencing”: Undoing Racializing Frames of Heart Health in Singapore by Centering Listening as Method
Satveer Kaur-Gill
Published online: 09 Jun 2024
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Effects of Implicit Racial Bias and Standardized Patient Race on Genetic Counseling Students’ Patient-Centered Communication
Chenery Lowe, Mary Catherine Beach, Lori H. Erby, Barbara B. Biesecker, Galen Joseph & Debra L. Roter
Published online: 07 Jun 2024
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Sharing Culture and Management of Sex Work Information on Mobile Phones by Female Sex Workers in Nepal: Implications for mHealth Practice and Research
Yerina S. Ranjit, Iccha Basnyat, Omita Joshi, Kaveh Khoshnood & Celia B. Fisher
Published online: 05 Jun 2024
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How are Conversations via an On-Demand Peer-To-Peer Emotional Well-Being App Associated with Emotional Improvement?
Miriam Brinberg, Susanne M. Jones, Michael L. Birnbaum, Graham D. Bodie, Nilam Ram & Denise Haunani Solomon
Published online: 05 Jun 2024
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Vested Interest Theory as a Framework for Understanding Anthropogenic Climate Change Risk Perceptions
Bradley J. Adame & L. D. Mattson
Published online: 04 Jun 2024
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Contributions and Impact of Health Communication Research to Vaccination Efforts and Acceptance
Glen J. Nowak, Amanda S. Bradshaw & Katharine J. Head
Published online: 31 May 2024
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Narrating the Sociocultural Experience and Management of Stigma Related to Military Caregiving
Rikki A. Roscoe
Published online: 31 May 2024
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Increasing Social Support for Women via Humanizing Postpartum Depression
Tianjiao Wang & Rachelle Pavelko
Published online: 29 May 2024
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“A Matter of Life and Death”: Mitigating the Gray Digital Divide in Using Health Information Technologies in the Post-Pandemic Era
Maxwell Huang & Yinjiao Ye
Published online: 29 May 2024
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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Communicating Informational and Symbolic Functions in the Linguistic Landscape
Ying Wu, Rita Elaine Silver & Libo Guo
Published online: 26 May 2024
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Memorable Messages About Mental Health Among International Students in the United States: A Mixed-Method Study
Muhammad Ittefaq & Tobias Reynolds-Tylus
Published online: 22 May 2024
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Mitigating Identity Threat in Health Messaging: A Social Identity Complexity Perspective
Xun Zhu & Youllee Kim
Published online: 22 May 2024
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An Investigation into Student Dietitians’ Professional Development through Video-Mediated Communication Training on Patient Counselling
Zeynep Parlak Özer & Ufuk Balaman
Published online: 21 May 2024
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Examining the Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Nostalgia Appeals: A Comparative Experiment of Nostalgia and Regret
Qijia Ye, Monique Mitchell Turner & Youjin Jang
Published online: 20 May 2024
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The Cultural Influence of Familismo in Prompting Vaccination Against COVID-19 Among U.S. Latina/o/x Border Residents
Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, Ariadne A. Gonzalez, Edith Garza Garza, Wanzhu Shi & Nilda Garcia
Published online: 14 May 2024
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Health Messaging Strategies for Vaping Prevention and Cessation Among Youth and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
Jiaxi Wu, Emelia J. Benjamin, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, Jessica L. Fetterman & Traci Hong
Published online: 14 May 2024
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Effects of Exposure to Conflicting Health Information on Topic-Specific Information Sharing and Seeking Intentions
Le Wang, Sarah E. Gollust, Alexander J. Rothman, Rachel I. Vogel, Marco C. Yzer & Rebekah H. Nagler
Published online: 12 May 2024
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COVID-19 Vaccine Boundary Work: The Case of Facebook Comments in Southeast Georgia
Eric O. Silva & Adrienne L. Cohen
Published online: 12 May 2024
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Information Seeking and Receiving of Older Adults with Diabetes in the Online Health Community: An Information Need Contextualization Perspective
Dan Ma, Jilei Zhou & Meiyun Zuo
Published online: 12 May 2024
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“Infographing” Dementia Prevention: A Co-Design Approach
Ignacio Martinez Escobedo, Kathleen Doherty & Claire Eccleston
Published online: 10 May 2024
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Validation of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SE-12-Gr) Assessing the Healthcare Professionals’ Self-Reported Communication Skills with Older Healthcare Users in Greece
Areti Efthymiou, Argyroula Kalaitzaki & Michael Rovithis
Published online: 06 May 2024
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Healing Health Care Disparities: Development and Pilot Testing of a Virtual Reality Implicit Bias Training Module for Physicians in the Context of Black Maternal Health
Charee M. Thompson, Mardia J. Bishop, Tiffani C. Dillard, Joseph M. Maurice, Déjà D. Rollins, Manuel D. Pulido, M. J. Salas, Emily A. Mendelson, Jia Yan, Emily R. Gerlikovski, Sarah V. Benevento, Corey Zeinstra & Thenkurussi Kesavadas
Published online: 06 May 2024
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Modification Mechanisms of Descriptive Norm Perceptions Toward Vaping: The Role of Behavior Prevalence and Group Size in an Online Setting
Jiaying Liu, Rui Shi & Robert C. Hornik
Published online: 06 May 2024
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Communication Strategies to Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Intention: How Effective are Source, Appeal, Framing, and Evidence Type Approaches?
Yam B. Limbu & Christopher McKinley
Published online: 05 May 2024
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Political Affiliation Moderates the Effect of Injunctive Norms on Freedom Threat and Behavioral Intentions: Limiting Indoor Gatherings to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve

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Political Affiliation Moderates the Effect of Injunctive Norms on Freedom Threat and Behavioral Intentions: Limiting Indoor Gatherings to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve
Sunyoung Park & Sandi Smith
Published online: 03 May 2024
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