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Meghan Bridgid MoranAssociate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Verified email at jhu.edu Cited by 3475 |
Hidden addiction: television
Background and aims The most popular recreational pastime in the US is television viewing.
Some researchers have claimed that television may be addictive. We provide a review of the …
Some researchers have claimed that television may be addictive. We provide a review of the …
Involved, transported, or emotional? Exploring the determinants of change in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in entertainment-education
This study examined how 3 constructs—involvement with a specific character, involvement
with the narrative (Green and Brock's construct of transportation), and viewers' emotional …
with the narrative (Green and Brock's construct of transportation), and viewers' emotional …
Longitudinal risk communication: A research agenda for communicating in a pandemic
In this paper, we present a research agenda for longitudinal risk communication during a
global pandemic. Starting from an understanding that traditional approaches to risk …
global pandemic. Starting from an understanding that traditional approaches to risk …
Telling stories, saving lives: creating narrative health messages
LB Frank, ST Murphy, JS Chatterjee… - Health …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Increasingly, health communication practitioners are exploring the use of narrative
storytelling to convey health information. For this study, a narrative film was produced to …
storytelling to convey health information. For this study, a narrative film was produced to …
What makes anti-vaccine websites persuasive? A content analysis of techniques used by anti-vaccine websites to engender anti-vaccine sentiment
MB Moran, M Lucas, K Everhart, A Morgan… - … of Communication in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Anti-vaccine sentiment can be extremely resistant to change, making it difficult to promote
childhood vaccines. Thus, there is a need for effective strategies to communicate the …
childhood vaccines. Thus, there is a need for effective strategies to communicate the …
[HTML][HTML] Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with COVID-19 skepticism in the United States
COVID-19 skepticism can be conceptualized as the denial of the seriousness of the illness
and the perception that the pandemic is overblown or a hoax. In the current study, we …
and the perception that the pandemic is overblown or a hoax. In the current study, we …
Empirical approaches to measuring the intelligibility of different varieties of English in predicting listener comprehension
O Kang, RI Thomson, M Moran - Language Learning, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study compared five research‐based intelligibility measures as they were applied to six
varieties of English. The objective was to determine which approach to measuring …
varieties of English. The objective was to determine which approach to measuring …
Receptivity to tobacco advertising and susceptibility to tobacco products
JP Pierce, JD Sargent, MM White, N Borek… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: Wave 1 of the nationally representative PATH (Population Assessment of
Tobacco and Health) study interviewed 10 751 adolescents who had never used tobacco. A …
Tobacco and Health) study interviewed 10 751 adolescents who had never used tobacco. A …
Comparing the relative efficacy of narrative vs nonnarrative health messages in reducing health disparities using a randomized trial
ST Murphy, LB Frank, JS Chatterjee… - … Journal of Public …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We compared the relative efficacy of a fictional narrative film to a more traditional
nonnarrative film in conveying the same health information. Methods. We used a random …
nonnarrative film in conveying the same health information. Methods. We used a random …
Low-income minority seniors' enrollment in a cybercafé: psychological barriers to crossing the digital divide
Investigated were why some low income, predominantly immigrant seniors (n= 91) choose
to enroll in free training and start to use computers and the Internet while others choose not …
to enroll in free training and start to use computers and the Internet while others choose not …