Search Results - "Comello, Maria Leonora"

Using narratives to inform the development of a digital health intervention related to COVID-19 vaccination in Black young adults in Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama by Stoner, Marie C.D., Tweedy, David, Comello, Maria G. Leonora, Toval, Christina, Pettifor, Audrey E., Larsen, Margo Adams, Baez, Alejandro, Maragh-Bass, Allysha C., Tolley, Elizabeth E., Browne, Erica N., Anderson, LaRisa, Muessig, Kathryn E., Budhwani, Henna, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B.

“…Interactive stories are a relatively newer form of storytelling with great potential to correct misinformation while increasing self-efficacy, which is crucial…”
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Advocating, Unlearning, Tearing It All Down? How BIPOC Young Adults with Mental Health Concerns Perceive and Engage with the Media by To, Sophie B., Gray, Jaz, Jain, Parul, Porter, Jeannette H., Comello, Maria Leonora G.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the salience of issues related to social justice, mental health, and health equity. During this time, the media have been…”
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Values of cancer survivors and the supportive role of recreational video games by Comello, Maria Leonora (Nori), Francis, Diane B, Hursting, Laurie, Swarner, Elizabeth, Marshall, Laura H

“…Value-affirming activities have been linked to positive health outcomes and improved ability to cope. For cancer survivors who regularly play video games,…”
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Transparency and Industry Stigmatization in Strategic CSR Communication by Lee, Tae Ho, Comello, Maria Leonora (Nori) G.

“…Researchers have become increasingly interested in the strategic value of transparency in corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication in recent years…”
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Are Consumers Put off by Retargeted Ads on Social Media? Evidence for Perceptions of Marketing Surveillance and Decreased Ad Effectiveness by Farman, Lisa, Comello, Maria Leonora (Nori), Edwards, Jeffrey R.

“…Consumers have described retargeted ads as "creepy," possibly because these ads cue consumers that marketers are collecting personal data. Participants…”
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Impact of Game-Inspired Infographics on User Engagement and Information Processing in an eHealth Program by Comello, Maria Leonora G, Qian, Xiaokun, Deal, Allison M, Ribisl, Kurt M, Linnan, Laura A, Tate, Deborah F

“…Online interventions providing individual health behavior assessment should deliver feedback in a way that is both understandable and engaging. This study…”
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A health fundraising experiment using the "foot-in-the-door" technique by Comello, Maria Leonora (Nori) G., Myrick, Jessica Gall, Raphiou, April Little

“…Foot-in-the-door (FITD) involves obtaining compliance with a small request to boost compliance with a larger request. Only a few studies to date have tested…”
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Assessing Media Campaigns Linking Marijuana Non-Use with Autonomy and Aspirations: “Be Under Your Own Influence” and ONDCP’s “Above the Influence” by Slater, Michael D., Kelly, Kathleen J., Lawrence, Frank R., Stanley, Linda R., Comello, Maria Leonora G.

“…Two media-based interventions designed to reduce adolescent marijuana use ran concurrently from 2005 to 2009. Both interventions used similar message…”
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Exploring Motivations for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Black Young Adults in 3 Southern US States: Cross-sectional Study by Stoner, Marie Cd, Browne, Erica N, Tweedy, David, Pettifor, Audrey E, Maragh-Bass, Allysha C, Toval, Christina, Tolley, Elizabeth E, Comello, Maria Leonora G, Muessig, Kathryn E, Budhwani, Henna, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B

“…Few studies have focused on attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among Black or African American young adults (BYA) in the Southern United States, despite…”
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Tough Talks COVID-19 Digital Health Intervention for Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Young Adults: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial by Budhwani, Henna, Maragh-Bass, Allysha C, Tolley, Elizabeth E, Comello, Maria Leonora G, Stoner, Marie C D, Adams Larsen, Margo, Brambilla, Donald, Muessig, Kathryn E, Pettifor, Audrey, Bond, Christyenne L, Toval, Christina, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B

“…Interventions for increasing the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among Black young adults are central to ending the pandemic. Black young adults experience…”
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The Effects of Drug-Prevention Messages on the Accessibility of Identity-Related Constructs by Comello, Maria Leonora G., Slater, Michael D.

“…Recent theoretical work has posited that the self-system guides behavior via currently activated self-concepts. The authors adopted this framework to the study…”
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Temporarily Expanding the Boundaries of the Self: Motivations for Entering the Story World and Implications for Narrative Effects by Slater, Michael D., Johnson, Benjamin K., Cohen, Jonathan, Comello, Maria Leonora G., Ewoldsen, David R.

“…A wide variety of motivations for engaging with narratives have been proposed and studied. We propose that underlying these motivations is another, more…”
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Media Influence on Alcohol-Control Policy Support in the U.S. Adult Population: The Intervening Role of Issue Concern and Risk Judgments by Slater, Michael D., Lawrence, Frank, Comello, Maria Leonora G.

“…Data from a national random-digit dial survey ( N  = 1,272) were analyzed to examine the influence of news media use on alcohol-control policy support, and to…”
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The Regulatory and Marketing Environment Surrounding the Legalization of Retail Marijuana and the Impact on Youth by Kelly, Kathleen, Berry, Christopher, Comello, Maria Leonora G., Ray, Heather Bowen

“…This paper explores the intersections of emerging recreational marijuana policy and large-scale contemporary marketing practices. The authors examine the…”
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School Adjustment in Rural and Urban Communities: Do Students from “Timbuktu” Differ from Their “City Slicker” Peers? by Stanley, Linda R., Comello, Maria Leonora G., Edwards, Ruth W., Marquart, Beverly S.

“…The primary purpose of our study was to explore the effects of rurality on school adjustment and other school-related variables. Using data from 167,738…”
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Identity as a Moderator and Mediator of Communication Effects: Evidence and Implications for Message Design by Comello, Maria Leonora G., Farman, Lisa

“…Advertisements, movies, and other forms of media content have potential to change behaviors and antecedent psychological states by appealing to identity…”
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Creating Narrative Entertainment for Health Communication: Perspectives from Practice by Hursting, Laurie M., Comello, Maria Leonora G.

“…This project aimed to explore the perspectives of entertainment industry and health communication practitioners in the United States on creating health…”
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How does a risk-oriented “future-self” influence behavior?: A structural-equation-modeling approach with marijuana-related outcomes by Comello, Maria Leonora G

“…A study was conducted to examine the influence of a risk-oriented future self on self-reported marijuana use among college students. Drawing on theoretical…”
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Exploring Country-of-Origin Perceptions and Ethnocentrism: The Case of U.S. Dairy Marketing in China by Xu, Xiaohan, Comello, Maria Leonora G., Lee, Suman, Clancy, Richard

“…We examined variables relevant to food products marketing in foreign markets: perceptions of a product's country-of-origin (which may provide a "halo effect"…”
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Digital Storytelling Methods to Empower Young Black Adults in COVID-19 Vaccination Decision-Making: Feasibility Study and Demonstration by Maragh-Bass, Allysha, Comello, Maria Leonora, Tolley, Elizabeth Ellen, Stevens, Jr, Darrell, Wilson, Jade, Toval, Christina, Budhwani, Henna, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa

“…Despite high rates of novel COVID-19, acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination is low among Black adults. In response, we developed a digital health intervention…”
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