Utilizing Persuasive Technology Package to Elevate Dietary Awareness

A recent study in Saudi Arabia uncovered certain prevalent health-risk behaviors in the adolescent population. One of the most prevalent behaviors identified by this study is health-risk dietary behavior. In general, adolescents in Saudi Arabia reported poor dietary behaviors. Adolescents in Saudi Arabia have received minimal attention over the past decades. This study aims to examine the efficacy of using a persuasive technology package to elevate the level of awareness about the importance of dieting during adolescence. Since adolescence is viewed as an opportune time to alter health-risk behaviors that are known to cause chronic diseases, this study targets parents and providers of adolescents. The study employs an awareness video and a text messaging campaign. The preliminary results of this study indicate promising potential for promoting healthy diet choices in adolescents

Persuasive technology: A systematic review on the role of computers in awareness study

This paper reviews an empirical research of persuasive technology (PT) with the aim are to: (i) examine the result of the 25 persuasive technology studies related to awareness as the intended outcome, (ii) investigate the effects of persuasive technology usage to target users (iii) to examine computer roles in creating awareness to users and the effects of persuasive technology to the domain of studies.The main aim of this review is to assist researchers developing a reference in setting a future research in a persuasive technology particularly in awareness domain. Result from the review indicates that persuasive technology has the ability to increase user awareness toward certain context or issues.Most of the studies shows that the computer as a media and social actor gives more impact to increase the awareness compared to the computer as a tool.It can be concluded that understanding the appropriate persuasive strategy is important in helping researchers developing effective applications towards the intended outcome. This paper also has an implications towards designing persuasive system and as a references for future research

How Design Science Research Helps Improve Learning Efficiency in Online Conversations

In this design science research paper, we report on our constructing and evaluating an attention-guidance system that we integrated into a computer-supported collaborative learning system. Drawing on social constructivist literature, our proposed design focuses on attracting, retaining, and, if necessary, reacquiring users’ attention on task-relevant information in online collaborative literature processing. The investigation involved an experiment across two sections of students in a human-computer interaction course. Results show that the new design allowed users to consistently reflect and evaluate the content of a text as they capitalized on one another’s reasoning to resolve misconceptions. Moreover, we found that the new system increased users’ perceptions of learning. However, the difference in knowledge gain scores was marginally significant and represented a medium effect size. Interestingly, we found that the attention-guidance system supported more efficient learning. Finally, we discovered that task-oriented reading of text, revisions of incomplete or incorrect ideas, and perceptions of learning mediated the relationship between software system and learning efficiency. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications

Preventing Internet-Based Juror Misconduct: Investigating The Efficacy Of Prohibitive Jury Instructions

To prevent the biasing influence of information obtained outside of the courtroom courts often issue instructions to jurors that limit or prohibit certain activities and the use of information during the trial and when making verdict decisions. (i.e., prohibitive instructions). However, research indicates that mock jurors tend to ignore such instructions. Additionally, advances in mobile technology give today’s jurors easier access to potentially biasing information obtained through the internet and digital communication (e.g., social media, blogs, email, and texting). This raises the question not yet addressed by extant research, whether jurors access this information during a case, even when judges issue instructions prohibiting such activities. To investigate this question 208 mock jurors participated in a two-stage mock jury trial. They viewed and listened to narrated transcripts from a real murder case and deliberated as a jury. Mock jurors were given one of three judicial instructions that either prohibited internet-based juror misconduct (IBJM) with reasons and consequences (strong), only prohibited IBJM (weak), or did not mention IBJM (control). The results show that instructions currently recommended in Federal courts (weak) did not prevent IBJM more effectively than those without the admonishment. However, significantly lower rates of IBJM were found among mock jurors administered the strong instructions than the weak or control instructions. Last, the Juror Internet Research Scale (JIRS) did not identify or predict non-compliant mock jurors who engaged in IBJM. Implications of these findings for instruction literature and theory are discussed as well as potential impacts on the court system

Health communication science digest searchable archive

The Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD) Archive includes all Health Communication Science Digest issues in a searchable file.You can search HCSD issues based on author names, keywords appearing in article titles, and/or journals. Information about a specific issue, such as month published or issue number, can also be searched.Navigate to individual HCSD issues using the page icons at the bottom of the screen. Alternatively, you can navigate to an individual HCSD issue using the arrows (left and right) on the screen edge.Double-clicking the issue image in the center of the screen enlarges the issue. Double-clicking again opens the individual issue PDF file.Publication date from document properties.hcsd-earchive.pdf2019672

Health communication science digest searchable archive

To enhance awareness of emerging health communication and marketing scientific knowledge, the Science Team in the Office of the Associate Director for Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention frequently undertakes an extensive scan of the expert literature. Recent publications with particular relevance for the public health communication community are detailed here. Abstracts and PDF copies of most articles are available through the DOI hyperlink included with each citation. In some cases, however, the DOI hyperlink will not work or the publisher charges for the article. The help of your local library staff may be required in such circumstances to secure access to some publications.The Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD) Archive includes all Health Communication Science Digest issues in a searchable file.You can search HCSD issues based on author names, keywords appearing in article titles, and/or journals. Information about a specific issue, such as month published or issue number, can also be searched.Navigate to individual HCSD issues using the page icons at the bottom of the screen. Alternatively, you can navigate to an individual HCSD issue using the arrows (left and right) on the screen edge.Publication date from document properties.hcsd-earchive.pdf201

Health communication science digest searchable archive

The Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD) Archive includes all Health Communication Science Digest issues in a searchable file.Health communication science digest is designed to enhance awareness of emerging health communication and marketing scientific knowledge by providing you easy access to recently published articles and reports with particular relevance for the public health communication community."Publication date from document properties.hcsd-archive.pdf2017809

Messaging for change: investigating effective communication strategies to promote youth vaping cessation on social media

This dissertation comprises three studies with the overarching goal of investigating effective messaging strategies to encourage e-cigarette cessation among youth who use e-cigarettes. Study one employs the McGuire’s Communication/ Persuasion model to identify research gaps in the literature on health messages targeting youth e-cigarette use. The systematic review reveals a lack of research specifically targeting vaping cessation among youth who currently use e-cigarettes. As a result, the subsequent studies in this dissertation focus on youth vaping cessation to address this research gap. Study two presents a content analysis of existing vaping-cessation related TikTok videos. The findings of study 2 suggest that themes pertaining to physical health outcomes, nicotine addiction, harmful chemicals, and relatable message sources were associated with higher engagement, underscoring the importance of tailored messaging content and relatable sources to engage the young audience on TikTok. Study 3 consists of an experimental study that specifically examines the effects of message frames (gain vs. loss) and two types of expert message sources (formal vs. informal expert sources) on youth intention to quit vaping. The study found that TikTok videos employing gain-framed messages hold promise in promoting positive emotional responses and, consequently, intention to quit vaping among youth. Lastly, chapter 5 provides a summary of the findings within this dissertation, offering insights into future research directions and proposing practical implications derived from the three studies

Brand Response to Consumer Backlash in Social Media: A Typology

The use of social media by consumers to admonish firms for their conduct has become increasingly common. Such backlash can take many forms and often occurs rapidly, spreads widely and is highly visible. The potential damage to brands can be severe if these situations are not dealt with effectively. To date, the issue has been examined relatively superficially in a range of disciplines without specific regard to the management of consumer-brand relationships in online environments. Our research examines the nature of company reactions to social media backlash and conceptualises a typology that categorises reputational damage and effective response. We present four typical reactionary scenarios and conclude that insufficient research exists in this domain proportionate to the level of consumer-brand social media discourse to the peril of practitioners operating via these channel

An investigation of mobile phone use while driving: An application of the theory of planned behavior

Mobile phone use while driving has been an emerging issue for road safety in recent years. The development of new technology has meant that users are more connected to their devices than ever before. This has led to use while driving despite the illegality of this behaviour. In this research, three mobile phone use behaviours were investigated: making/receiving calls; creating/sending text messages, and accessing social media. Through application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), an online survey was developed. Five hundred and fifty-nine university students including 193 young respondents (aged 17 – 25) responded to investigate attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and intentions towards using a mobile phone while driving. Knowledge of legislation, attitudes towards the law, penalties, and police enforcement was also explored. Chi-square tests, independent t-tests, and hierarchical multiple regression analysed the influence of the TPB components relative to demographic variables, crash, and enforcement history. Results confirm the relevance of TPB to investigate mobile phone use while driving in Western Australia. High occurrences of mobile phone use while driving were found despite respondents expressing negative attitudes, social norms (subjective norms) and low perceived control towards the behaviours as 76.16% of young respondents had used a mobile phone while driving at least once. Through hierarchical multiple regression, the TPB components predicted low intention to engage in mobile phone use while driving to make/receive calls, create/send text messages and access social media in the next week. In addition, most respondents had not suffered social (road crashes or hospitalisation from road crashes) and legal (receiving a caution or infringement) consequences as a result of using a mobile phone while driving. Road safety stakeholders and the research field will benefit from this research as it fills the gap of knowledge in a Western Australian context, particularly on the use of social media while driving