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An affective booster moderates the effect of gain- and loss-framed messages on behavioral intentions for colorectal cancer screening

Auteurs: Rebecca A. Ferrer, William M. P. Klein, Laura E. Zajac, Stephanie R. Land, Bruce S. Ling

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 4/2012

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated that loss-framed messages are more effective than gain-framed messages in motivating detection behaviors such as screening. The present study examined whether affective context moderates the degree to which message frame is associated with behavioral intentions to engage in colorectal cancer screening. In particular, we buttressed a framing manipulation with an “affective booster” to increase anticipated and anticipatory emotions associated with the framed messages. Consistent with previous research, we found that loss-framed messages are more effective in increasing intentions to screen. However, we found that among individuals who received gain-framed messages (but not loss-framed messages), the affective booster increased message persuasiveness. This effect on intentions was partially mediated by self-efficacy for engaging in screening. This study indicates that in the presence of emotional boosters, loss-framed messages may lose their advantage over gain-framed messages in motivating detection behaviors, and that self-efficacy may partially explain these effects.

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These items were also analyzed as separate outcomes. Analyses yielded similarly significant results. For ease of interpretation, we present results of analyses using the combined scale.

Analyses were also undertaken without controlling for baseline likelihood, and the pattern of results did not change.

Analyses could also be undertaken using a series of planned comparisons and assuming a 4 group design, as opposed to a 2 × 2. We recognize that this approach may be clearer in reflecting that the affective booster conditions differed in terms of the emotions targeted, and were not a uniform intervention. Results of planned comparisons were consistent with results of regressions of main and interacting effects. However, we assert that the affective booster is conceptually similar across condition, despite its necessitated focus on different emotions in the loss versus gain framed conditions. Thus, we present results from regressions, consistent with this assertion.

For all analyses, gender, age, insurance status, race, education, household income, and marital status were originally included as control variables; ethnicity was not included due to extremely limited variability. However, these covariates were not significant in predicting any outcomes, and were trimmed from the final models.

We replicated these findings with data from the present study. In the subsample of participants who received only the framed message but no affective booster, we found that loss-framed messages were more effective in promoting colorectal cancer screening intentions among those with high perceived risk for colorectal cancer, but not among those with low perceived risk (interaction β = −6.78, p = .02). Given that we were underpowered to examine a three-way interaction, we did not include these analyses in the results section.

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Titel: An affective booster moderates the effect of gain- and loss-framed messages on behavioral intentions for colorectal cancer screening
Auteurs: Rebecca A. Ferrer
William M. P. Klein
Laura E. Zajac
Stephanie R. Land
Bruce S. Ling
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-011-9371-3

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