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Dying to Fit In: How Interpersonal Networks Shape COVID-19 Health Outcomes Through Discussion and Social Norms
Stefanie Z. Demetriades, Nathan Walter, Emőke-Ágnes Horvát & Rod Abhari
Published online: 19 Feb 2024
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Examining Children’s Experiences of Visiting Their Pediatrician: Insights into Communication, Actions, and Emotions
Michele Capurso & Chiara Pazzagli
Published online: 19 Feb 2024
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Highlighting Heroes and Ignoring Villains: Visual Framing of Polio and Polio Vaccine in Newspapers
Muhammad Ittefaq, Taufiq Ahmad, Shafiq Ahmad Kamboh, Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah & Hyunjin Seo
Published online: 18 Feb 2024
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Trauma Isn’t One Size Fits All: How Online Support Communities Point to Different Diagnostic Criteria for C-PTSD and PTSD
Weixi Wang, Kate G. Blackburn, Rachel M. Thompson, Karishma Bajaj, Rhea Pedler & Kelsie Fucci
Published online: 11 Feb 2024
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Depolarized by the Media? The Role of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Traditional and Digital Media Diets in Issue Polarization Around COVID-19 in the United States
Natalia Bogado, David De Coninck, Maria Duque & Seth Schwartz
Published online: 11 Feb 2024
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When Arguments Meet a Story: An Experiment Testing Message Design Strategies for Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection
Chun Zhou & Qinghua Yang
Published online: 07 Feb 2024
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Medicalization of Neurodivergence and the Embodied Experience of ADHD
Colin Cameron
Published online: 07 Feb 2024
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The Landscape of Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing in Reproductive Health Contexts: An Analytical Framework of Stakeholders and Their Competing Motivations
Elaine Hsieh, Brittney S. Morrissey & Isabella A. Chiareli
Published online: 06 Feb 2024
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Exploring the Effects of Online Physician Voice Pitch Range and Filled Pauses on Patient Satisfaction in Mobile Health Communication
Jingfang Liu & Huihong Jiang
Published online: 05 Feb 2024
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Health Information as “Fodder for Fears”: A Qualitative Analysis of Types and Determinants of the Nonuse of Health Information
Elena Link
Published online: 05 Feb 2024
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Using the Structural Influence Model to Explore U.S. Latina/O/X/E Undocumented Immigrants’ COVID-19 Information Acquisition, Perceptions, and Prevention Behaviors
Nancy Molina-Rogers, Jennifer A. Kam, Monica Cornejo & Roselia Mendez Murillo
Published online: 05 Feb 2024
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An Examination of Visually Impaired Individuals’ Uncertainty Management
Lynsey Romo, Shana Makos, Marisa Hooper, Melissa Taussig & Montana Hamlet
Published online: 02 Feb 2024
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Misinformation, Risk Perceptions, and Intention to Seek Information About Masks: The Moderating Roles of Gender and Reflective Judgment
Porismita Borah, Sojung Claire Kim & Kyle Lorenzano
Published online: 01 Feb 2024
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Expanding the Health Narrative Frame
James Pepper Kelly
Published online: 29 Jan 2024
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Political Party Collective Norms, Perceived Norms, and Mask Wearing Behavior: A Test of the Theory of Normative Social Behavior
Manusheela Pokharel, Helen M. Lillie, Jakob D. Jensen, Andy J. King, Chelsea L. Ratcliff & Joshua B. Barbour
Published online: 28 Jan 2024
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Effects of Health Responsibility Frames on Attributions, Emotions, and Social Support Intentions in the Context of Dementias
Mara Berlekamp, Doreen Reifegerste & Linn Julia Temmann
Published online: 28 Jan 2024
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Emotional Shifts in Health Messages as a Strategy for Generating Talk and Behavior Change
Susana Peinado & Robin L. Nabi
Published online: 25 Jan 2024
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Is Adolescents’ Cyber Dating Violence Perpetration Related to Problematic Pornography Use? The Moderating Role of Hostile Sexism
Mara Morelli, Maria Rosaria Nappa, Antonio Chirumbolo, Paul J. Wright, Sara Pabian, Roberto Baiocco, Angela Costabile, Emiddia Longobardi & Elena Cattelino
Published online: 15 Jan 2024
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The Role of Collective Group Orientation and Social Norms on Physical Distancing Behaviors for Disease Prevention
Hyungro Yoon, Youjin Jang, Maria Knight Lapinski, Monique Mitchell Turner, Tai-Quan Peng & Sanguk Lee
Published online: 15 Jan 2024
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Framing Chronic Pain in U.S. News Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic (2012-2022)
Jacqueline N. Gunning, Lili R. Romann & Elizabeth A. Hintz
Published online: 12 Jan 2024
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Patients’ Problem Presentation in China’s Primary Care
Zi Yang & Xueming Wang
Published online: 12 Jan 2024
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LGBTQ+ Peer Advocates’ Health Communication Praxis for College Student Health Outreach and Intersectional Needs
Elizabeth K. Eger, Melinda M. Villagran & Marsha Burney
Published online: 12 Jan 2024
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“Sorry for Holding You Up”: Surgeons’ Apologies for Lateness in Clinic Settings
Sarah J. White, Ken Ho, Kushagar Maini & Rhea Liang
Published online: 04 Jan 2024
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Overcoming Health Information Inequities: Valley fever Information Repertoires Among Vulnerable Communities in California
Camille J. Saucier, Zexin Ma, Jorge A. Montoya, Aaron Plant, Sapna Suresh, Chris L. Robbins & Renee Fraser
Published online: 04 Jan 2024
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#workoutathome: How Instructions in the Captions of Fitfluencers’ Posts Impact Adolescents’ Body Satisfaction and Intention to Exercise
Marloes de Brabandere, Ini Vanwesenbeeck, Liselot Hudders & Verolien Cauberghe
Published online: 03 Jan 2024
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The Effect of Characteristics of Patient Communication on Physician Feedback in Online Health Communities: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study
Jusheng Liu, Mei Song, Chaoran Li, Shanshan Guo & Jingti Han
Published online: 03 Jan 2024
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Published online: 03 Jan 2024
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Examining Conversation Analysis in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review
Yijin Wu & Xin Zhang
Published online: 02 Jan 2024
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Predicting Public Cooperation with Face Covering at the Early Phases of COVID-19: Building Public Trust, Confidence, Knowledge Through Governmental Two-Way Symmetrical Communication
Jo-Yun Li & Yeunjae Lee
Published online: 02 Jan 2024
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“I Know News Will Find Me”: Examining the Relationship Between the “News-Finds-Me” Perception and COVID-19 Misperceptions
Lianshan Zhang & Shaohai Jiang
Published online: 02 Jan 2024
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Descriptive Norms and eHealth Use Among Older Adults: A Cross-Country Comparative Study
Qiaofei Wu, Annabel Ngien & Shaohai Jiang
Published online: 26 Dec 2023
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Unraveling the Dark Side of Social Norms—Toward a Research Agenda on the Challenges of Social Norms in Health Communication
Sarah Geber
Published online: 26 Dec 2023
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Situating Health Experiences: A Culture-Centered Interrogation
Phoebe Elers & Mohan J. Dutta
Published online: 22 Dec 2023
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The Relevance of Communication Between Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Caregivers. Effective Prosody Strategies to Improve Communication
Emma Rodero, Lluís Mas, Olatz Larrea, Isabel Rodríguez-de-Dios & Carme de-la-Mota
Published online: 20 Dec 2023
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“I Remember Feeling Pretty Darn Lucky”: Crafting Family Resilience in Response to a Medical Emergency
Sophie S. Downing
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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Exploring the Role of Marianismo and Loneliness in Latinas’ Physical and Mental Well-Being
Monica L. Gallegos & Chris Segrin
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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“So It’s Like a Painful Period?” Living with Endometriosis: My Journey
Samantha Marie Walkden
Published online: 18 Dec 2023
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Communicative Practices Clinicians Use to Correct Patient Misconceptions in Primary Care Visits
Jennifer Gerwing, Anne E. C. White & Stephen G. Henry
Published online: 18 Dec 2023
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Popular Among Distrustful Youth? Social Media Influencers’ Communication About COVID-19 and Young People’s Risk Perceptions and Vaccination Intentions
Desiree Schmuck & Darian Harff
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
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Reactance, Mortality Salience, and Skin-Cancer Prevention Among Young Adults
Elena Bessarabova, Zachary B. Massey, Haijing Ma, Austin MacDonald & Nathan Lindsey
Published online: 14 Dec 2023
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Exploring the Barriers to Social Support Interactions: A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Cancer Patients and Young Adult Supporters
Colter D. Ray, Nicholas T. Iannarino, Ningyang Ocean Wang, Brianna M. Matias, Abby W. Westerman & Julie N. Germann
Published online: 14 Dec 2023
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Re-Routing Persuasion: How Conversion Messages Boost Attitudes and Reduce Resistance Among Holdouts Unvaccinated for COVID-19
Jeff Conlin, Sushma Kumble, Michelle Baker & Fuyuan Shen
Published online: 11 Dec 2023
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“You are Telling the Story Yourself”: Defining and Developing Narrative Pictorial Warning Labels
Zexin Ma, Elizabeth A Hintz & Bia Cassano
Published online: 11 Dec 2023
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The Effects of Physical Activity Messages on Physical Activity Support Behaviors and Motivation Among Parents of Children with Disabilities
Victoria Larocca, Amy Latimer-Cheung & Rebecca Bassett-Gunter
Published online: 11 Dec 2023
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Advocating, Unlearning, Tearing It All Down? How BIPOC Young Adults with Mental Health Concerns Perceive and Engage with the Media
Sophie B. To, Jaz Gray, Parul Jain, Jeannette H. Porter & Maria Leonora G. Comello
Published online: 07 Dec 2023
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Interview Satisfaction Questionnaire (ISQ) to Assess Unmet Health Communication Needs of Iranian Breast Cancer Patients
Razieh Keikhaee, Zohreh Sanaat, Saeid Mousavi & Abdolreza Shaghaghi
Published online: 05 Dec 2023
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How Family Sex Talks Can Increase Daughters’ Intentions to Engage in Sexual Health Protective Behavior: Mediating Roles of Parents’ Direct and Indirect Sexual Communication
Qiwei Luna Wu & Elizabeth Pask
Published online: 05 Dec 2023
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Acquiring Social Support in an Online HPV Support Group: Exploring the Roles of Threat and Efficacy
Liang Chen, Lunrui Fu, Xiaodong Yang, Linhan Li & Sitong Ding
Published online: 03 Dec 2023
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Heuristic Information Processing as a Mediating Factor in the Process of Exposure to COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Misinformation Sharing on Social Media
Jiahui Lu & Yi Xiao
Published online: 28 Nov 2023
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Strategies for Assessing Health Information Credibility Among Older Social Media Users in China: A Qualitative Study
Leanne Chang, Wenshu Li, Xin Xin & Jingyuan Wang
Published online: 28 Nov 2023
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