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The Media Can Have More Than an Impersonal Impact: The Case of AIDS Risk Perceptions and Behavior

Snyder, Leslie B., Rouse, Ruby A.·1995·Health Communication
DOI 10.1207/s15327027hc0702_3
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Two field survey studies concerning AIDS tested Tyler and Cook's (1984) impersonal- and differential-impact models of the effects of exposure to com- munication channels on perceptions of personal and social risk. Contrary to the impersonal-impact hypothesis, when media exposure was decomposed into news and entertainment, there was on impact on personal risk. Exposure to entertainment programs (e.g., movies and sitcoms) that dealt with AIDS was related to increased judgments of personal risk. The data suggest (but not conclusively) that exposure to news programs covering AIDS may have de- creased personal-risk perceptions. Perceived personal risk and, in Study 2, conversations with peers, elders, and health professionals, were related to people changing their behavior in an appropriate manner. The results have implications for media-effects studies, risk analysis, and communication cam- paigns.

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Authors
Snyder, L. B., & Rouse, R. A.
Affiliations
University of Connecticut (US)
Venue
Health Communication
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1995-04
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
125-145
ISSN
  • 1041-0236 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7027
DOI
10.1207/s15327027hc0702_3
OpenAlex
W2078374247
Cited by
131
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 6
FWCI
43.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Health Communication (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
Keywords
AIDS risk perception, media influence, entertainment media, news media, individual risk, social risk, interpersonal influence, health behavior change

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