On the origin of worries about modern health hazards: Experimental evidence for a conjoint influence of media reports and personality traits
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- Zeitschriftenaufsatz
- Metadaten:
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- Autoren
- Michael Witthoeft
- Ina Freitag
- Christiane Nussbaum
- Anne-Kathrin Braescher
- Fabian Jasper
- Josef Bailer
- G James Rubin
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000425794400004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- eISSN
- 1476-8321
- Externe Identifier
- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: FX1FO
- PubMed Identifier: 28758796
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
- Schlüsselwörter
- modern health worries (MHW)
- idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI)
- idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF)
- electrosensitivity
- absorption
- Paginierung
- 361 - 380
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- On the origin of worries about modern health hazards: Experimental evidence for a conjoint influence of media reports and personality traits
- Sub types
- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 33
Datenquelle: Web of Science (Lite)
- Andere Metadatenquellen:
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- Autoren
- Michael Witthöft
- Ina Freitag
- Christiane Nußbaum
- Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
- Fabian Jasper
- Josef Bailer
- G James Rubin
- DOI
- 10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- eISSN
- 1476-8321
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- Psychology & Health
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2017
- Paginierung
- 361 - 380
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- Informa UK Limited
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2018
- Titel
- On the origin of worries about modern health hazards: Experimental evidence for a conjoint influence of media reports and personality traits
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 33
Datenquelle: Crossref
- Abstract
- <h4>Objective</h4>Worries about health threatening effects of potential health hazards of modern life (e.g. electric devices and pollution) represent a growing phenomenon in Western countries. Yet, little is known about the causes of this growing special case of affective risk perceptions termed Modern Health Worries (MHW). The purpose of this study is to examine a possible role of biased media reports in the formation of MHW.<h4>Design</h4>In two experiments, we investigated whether typical television reports affect MHW. In Study 1, 130 participants were randomly assigned to a film on idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) or a control film about cystic fibrosis. In Study 2, 82 participants were randomly assigned to either a film on the dangers of electromagnetic fields or a control condition.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Increases in MHW after sensational media reports.<h4>Results</h4>In Study 1, only participants high on the personality trait of absorption revealed increased MHW after watching the IEI film. In Study 2, specifically worries about radiation were found to be elevated after watching the film on the dangers of electromagnetic fields compared to the control film.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results of both studies reveal a significant and specific influence of sensational short mass media reports on MHW. The influence of potential moderators such as absorption remains to be clarified.
- Addresses
- a Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology , Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz , Mainz , Germany.
- Autoren
- Michael Witthöft
- Ina Freitag
- Christiane Nußbaum
- Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
- Fabian Jasper
- Josef Bailer
- G James Rubin
- DOI
- 10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- eISSN
- 1476-8321
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 28758796
- Funding acknowledgements
- DAAD:
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst: D/11/42166
- Open access
- false
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- Psychology & health
- Schlüsselwörter
- Humans
- Attitude to Health
- Anxiety
- Personality
- Motion Pictures
- Television
- Mass Media
- Germany
- Female
- Male
- Sprache
- eng
- Medium
- Print-Electronic
- Online publication date
- 2017
- Paginierung
- 361 - 380
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2017
- Titel
- On the origin of worries about modern health hazards: Experimental evidence for a conjoint influence of media reports and personality traits.
- Sub types
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 33
Datenquelle: Europe PubMed Central
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: Worries about health threatening effects of potential health hazards of modern life (e.g. electric devices and pollution) represent a growing phenomenon in Western countries. Yet, little is known about the causes of this growing special case of affective risk perceptions termed Modern Health Worries (MHW). The purpose of this study is to examine a possible role of biased media reports in the formation of MHW. DESIGN: In two experiments, we investigated whether typical television reports affect MHW. In Study 1, 130 participants were randomly assigned to a film on idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) or a control film about cystic fibrosis. In Study 2, 82 participants were randomly assigned to either a film on the dangers of electromagnetic fields or a control condition. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Increases in MHW after sensational media reports. RESULTS: In Study 1, only participants high on the personality trait of absorption revealed increased MHW after watching the IEI film. In Study 2, specifically worries about radiation were found to be elevated after watching the film on the dangers of electromagnetic fields compared to the control film. CONCLUSION: The results of both studies reveal a significant and specific influence of sensational short mass media reports on MHW. The influence of potential moderators such as absorption remains to be clarified.
- Autoren
- Michael Witthöft
- Ina Freitag
- Christiane Nußbaum
- Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
- Fabian Jasper
- Josef Bailer
- G James Rubin
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28758796
- DOI
- 10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- eISSN
- 1476-8321
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- Psychol Health
- Schlüsselwörter
- absorption
- electrosensitivity
- idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI)
- idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF)
- modern health worries (MHW)
- Anxiety
- Attitude to Health
- Female
- Germany
- Humans
- Male
- Mass Media
- Motion Pictures
- Personality
- Television
- Sprache
- eng
- Country
- England
- Paginierung
- 361 - 380
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2019
- Titel
- On the origin of worries about modern health hazards: Experimental evidence for a conjoint influence of media reports and personality traits.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 33
Datenquelle: PubMed
- Autoren
- Michael Witthöft
- Ina Freitag
- Christiane Nußbaum
- Anne-Kathrin Bräscher
- Fabian Jasper
- Josef Bailer
- G James Rubin
- DOI
- 10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- eISSN
- 1476-8321
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 3
- Zeitschrift
- Psychology & Health
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2017
- Paginierung
- 361 - 380
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- Informa UK Limited
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1357814
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2022
- Titel
- On the origin of worries about modern health hazards: Experimental evidence for a conjoint influence of media reports and personality traits
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 33
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