Search Results - "Focella, Elizabeth S."

Encouraging perspective taking: Using narrative writing to induce empathy for others engaging in negative health behaviors by Shaffer, Victoria A, Bohanek, Jennifer, Focella, Elizabeth S, Horstman, Haley, Saffran, Lise

“…Societal expectations of self-care and responsible actions toward others may produce bias against those who engage in perceived self-harming behavior. This is…”
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On the Usefulness of Narratives: An Interdisciplinary Review and Theoretical Model by Shaffer, Victoria A, Focella, Elizabeth S, Hathaway, Andrew, Scherer, Laura D, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J

“…The Narrative Immersion Model identifies parameters that predict the impact of narrative messaging through successive layers of engagement with the narrative:…”
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Debiasing affective forecasting errors with targeted, but not representative, experience narratives by Shaffer, Victoria A, Focella, Elizabeth S, Scherer, Laura D, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J

“…Highlights • Patient narratives play an important role in decisions about healthcare. • It is unclear whether curating stories for public consumption improves…”
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Vicarious hypocrisy: Bolstering attitudes and taking action after exposure to a hypocritical ingroup member by Focella, Elizabeth S., Stone, Jeff, Fernandez, Nicholas C., Cooper, Joel, Hogg, Michael A.

“…Four studies tested the prediction that when highly identified group members observe another ingroup member behave hypocritically, they experience vicarious…”
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Naturalistically Observed Swearing, Emotional Support, and Depressive Symptoms in Women Coping With Illness by Robbins, Megan L., Focella, Elizabeth S., Kasle, Shelley, López, Ana María, Weihs, Karen L., Mehl, Matthias R.

“…Objective: The goal of this study was to explore the intra- and interpersonal consequences of swearing. Specifically, it investigated what implications…”
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What Is the Story with Narratives? How Using Narratives in Journalism Changes Health Behavior by Shaffer, Victoria A., Scherer, Laura D., Focella, Elizabeth S., Hinnant, Amanda, Len-Ríos, María E., Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J.

“…Health journalists frequently use narratives to bring news stories to life, with little understanding about how this influences the health behavior of readers…”
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Could Physician Use of Realistic Previews Increase Treatment Adherence and Patient Satisfaction? by Focella, Elizabeth S., Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J., Shaffer, Victoria A.

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Evidence of Nonconscious Stereotyping of Hispanic Patients by Nursing and Medical Students by Bean, Meghan G., Stone, Jeff, Moskowitz, Gordon B., Badger, Terry A., Focella, Elizabeth S.

“…BACKGROUND:Current research on nonconscious stereotyping in healthcare is limited by an emphasis on practicing physicians’ beliefs about African American…”
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Remembering the Initial Realization of One's Own Mortality by Soenke, Melissa, Greenberg, Jeff, Focella, Elizabeth S.

“…Research shows many effects of reminding people of their mortality; however, little is known about whether people recall the moment they first realized they…”
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Use of Primary Care Providers and Preventive Health Services at a Midwestern University by Focella, Elizabeth S., Shaffer, Victoria A., Dannecker, Erin A., Clark, Mary J., Schopp, Laura H.

“…Many universities seek to improve the health and wellbeing of their faculty and staff through employer wellness programs but racial/ethnic disparities in…”
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Documenting Nursing and Medical Students' Stereotypes about Hispanic and American Indian Patients by Bean, Meghan G, Focella, Elizabeth S, Covarrubias, Rebecca, Stone, Jeff, Moskowitz, Gordon B, Badger, Terry A

“…Hispanic Americans and American Indians face significant health disparities compared with White Americans. Research suggests that stereotyping of minority…”
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Confrontation and Beyond: Examining a Stigmatized Target's Use of a Prejudice Reduction Strategy by Focella, Elizabeth S., Bean, Meghan G., Stone, Jeff

“…What can stigmatized individuals do to reduce stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination when they interact with a biased individual? This paper reviews the…”
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Brief Report: Naturalistically Observed Swearing, Emotional Support and Depressive Symptoms in Women Coping with Illness by Robbins, Megan L., Focella, Elizabeth S., Kasle, Shelley, López, Ana María, Weihs, Karen L., Mehl, Matthias R.

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The elephant in the room: Using humor to acknowledge one's stigmatized identity and reduce prejudice by Focella, Elizabeth S

“…The Target Empowerment Model (TEM; Stone, Whitehead, Schmader, & Focella, 2011) advocates that targets can be strong sources of prejudice reduction if they…”
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