Rains, Stephen A.

The nature of psychological reactance revisited: A meta-analytic review

Rains, S. A. (2013) · Human Communication Research

Psychology of Social InfluenceBehavioral Health and Interventions

Cited by 511

A Meta-Analysis of Research on Inoculation Theory

Banas, J. A., & Rains, S. A. (2010) · Communication Monographs

Social and Intergroup PsychologyBehavioral Health and Interventions

Cited by 510

A Meta-Analysis of Research on Formal Computer-Mediated Support Groups: Examining Group Characteristics and Health Outcomes

Rains, S. A., & Young, V. (2009) · Human Communication Research

Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityFocus Groups and Qualitative Methods

Cited by 265

Perceptions of Traditional Information Sources and Use of the World Wide Web to Seek Health Information: Findings From the Health Information National Trends Survey

Rains, S. A. (2007) · Journal of Health Communication

Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior

Cited by 236

Information Sources and the Health Information-Seeking Process: An Application and Extension of Channel Complementarity Theory

Ruppel, E. K., & Rains, S. A. (2012) · Communication Monographs

Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityInformation Retrieval and Search Behavior

Cited by 124

Examining the “Blanket of Protection” Conferred by Inoculation: The Effects of Inoculation Messages on the Cross-protection of Related Attitudes

Parker, K. A., Rains, S. A., & Ivanov, B. (2016) · Communication Monographs

Social and Intergroup PsychologyPsychology of Social Influence

Cited by 77

Leveling the Organizational Playing Field—Virtually: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Research Assessing the Impact of Group Support System Use on Member Influence Behaviors

Rains, S. A. (2005) · Communication Research

Team Dynamics and PerformanceKnowledge Management and Sharing

Cited by 74

When Machine and Bandwagon Heuristics Compete: Understanding Users’ Response to Conflicting AI and Crowdsourced Fact-Checking

Banas, J. A., Palomares, N. A., Richards, A. S., Keating, D. M., Joyce, N., & Rains, S. A. (2022) · Human Communication Research

Misinformation and Its ImpactsEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics

Cited by 50

Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking: A Meta-Analysis

Yang, Q., Van Stee, S. K., & Rains, S. A. (2023) · Journal of Health Communication

Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityMedia Influence and Health

Cited by 22