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Forthcoming chapter: Cyberbullying and family communication theory and research

Inoculation theory could help give youth the resources to actively resist negative pressures of cyberbullying, including those who need help the most. Elizabeth Craig, Josh Compton, & Geoffrey…

Severity, susceptibility, efficacy, certainty and salience: Insights from early-stage ‘vestedness’ of Midwestern populations toward the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

One option for strategically targeting components of vestedness to improve health messaging would be an applied inoculation theory-based health campaigns. Alicia Mason & Josh Compton Introduction Fear is…

Inoculation theory and misremembered child car seat occupancy

We would benefit from better theory-informed health campaigns to educate and, perhaps, even inoculate.  Josh Compton Purpose: Hyperthermia is a fatal risk for children in closed vehicles. These “hot…

Preface

It is our hope that this book serves as a valuable ‘jumping-off point’ for introducing prominent persuasion and communication work to those in the sport and exercise psychology…

Book: Persuasion and communication in sport, exercise, and physical activity

By providing contemporary theoretical and research coverage, alongside practical recommendations for message design and communication methods, we hope this book will not only stimulate new research developments, but…

NATO USSOCOM Joint Senior Psychological Operations Conference in Tampa, Florida, United States

“Your presentation was one of the top conversations of the conference…” Douglas Jordan, SOF SC – Course Director, Center for Continuing Education, Join Special Operations University Inoculation theory….

Chapter: Inoculation messaging

Just as muscle builds through periods of failure and recovery, during attitudinal inoculation, an attitude (or a belief, behavior, or’ some other related construct) becomes stronger during periods…

United States Department of Defense’s Strategic Multilayer Assessment Program: “Resistance to Influence and Information Inoculation”

Resistance to influence and information inoculation. Launch of the 13-part series, “Resistance to Influence and Information Inoculation,” of the Department of Defense’s Strategic Multilayer Assessment program. May 24,…

Re-thinking anxiety: Using inoculation messages to reduce and reinterpret public speaking fears

It is important that researchers devise methods that not only help with anxiety reduction, but also assist participants in reinterpreting their remaining nerves more positively. Ben Jackson, Josh…

Inoculation, racism, and dialogue

…but how much more impressive would have been deliberate and decisive pro-action, thoughtful and just pre-emption.  Josh Compton In this personal essay, written by invitation for a Black…