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Mason, A. M., Compton, J., & Spencer, E. A. (2023). Understanding individual differences in the dimensions of ‘vestedness’ within Midwestern populations toward the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during early-stage…
This study aims to understand the general web accessibility of digital information networks which may serve as barriers for access to the global discipline of Communication through institutional…
Research published by Richards and Banas and Richards et al. demonstrated that an inoculation treatment given to participants prior to their exposure to a series of freedom-threatening persuasive…
Here, an argument was advanced that taking a long historical view—in this case, considering satirical health messaging of the late 19th century—offered potential insight into modern health messaging,…
There’s still a lot to work out about this theory, but here’s what we’re thinking now: We gain a lot by keeping the analogy of inoculation theory in…
Affect is one of the theoretical areas seeing the most development during the recent resurgence of inoculation theory development and application. JOSH COMPTON, BOBI IVANOV, & ERIN HESTER…
Rhetorical analysis is a productive way to (1) establish that inoculation theory exists in practice; (2) identify specific components of inoculation theory at work in such rhetoric; and…
By simply addressing the top six error types (i.e., low contrast, linked images missing ALT texts and form labels, empty buttons and empty links), online environmental information providers…
The challenges are many, but the potential solutions—especially from those in a communication discipline embracing the importance of process and recognizing the power of relationships—are even greater. ELIZABETH…
[I]ncluding a brief inoculation message prior to message exposure should enhance message reception and reduce defensive message processing. . . RUSSELL CLAYTON, JOSH COMPTON, TOBIAS REYNOLDS-TYLUS, DOMINIK NEUMANN,…