What's said in a subject line? Framing the email subject lines in health messages sent to university students.

Objective To examine whether manipulating the frame used in email subject lines affects open or click-through rate. Participants: Students (N = 38,538) at a Midwestern university received emails from their health clinic about a stress management program (September - December 2017). Method: Three sub...

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Publicado en:Journal of American College Health Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 446 - 453
Autores principales: Miller, Alison K., Rothman, Alexander J., Lenne, Richie L.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb/Mar2022
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          Miller, Alison K.
          Rothman, Alexander J.
          Lenne, Richie L.
        affil: Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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          Students, College
          Email
          Instant Messaging
          Health Information
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          Colleges and Universities Midwestern United States
          Communication
          Human
          Midwestern United States
          Health Promotion
          Stress, Psychological Prevention and Control
      ab: Objective To examine whether manipulating the frame used in email subject lines affects open or click-through rate. Participants: Students (N = 38,538) at a Midwestern university received emails from their health clinic about a stress management program (September - December 2017). Method: Three subject lines (Action Instruction only, Gain Frame plus Action Instruction, Non-loss Frame plus Action Instruction) were used. Each student randomly received one subject line in the first two months and one in the next two months. Email open and click-through rates were measured. Results: Emails with the Action Instruction only subject line were more likely to be opened; there was no difference in open rate between the two framed subject lines, and no effect on click-through rates. Conclusion: This study supports the benefits of action instructions to encourage behavior change but calls for further research on the effects of frames and action instructions in email subject lines.
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