Narratives or not? Examining the roles of message format and individuals' stages of change in the context of HPV vaccination promotion.

Narrative persuasion has been widely used in health communication campaigns and persuasive message design. However, several meta-analyses showed that the relative effectiveness of narratives in promoting behavior change was not consistently observed in the existing literature. With the goal of explo...

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Publicado en:Health Education Research Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Guan, Mengfei, Chiang, Shawn C, Murray, Regan M, Lo, Wen-Juo, Hill, Larry T, Klassen, Ann C, Manganello, Jennifer A, Leader, Amy E, Massey, Philip M
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jun2025
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          Guan, Mengfei
          Chiang, Shawn C
          Murray, Regan M
          Lo, Wen-Juo
          Hill, Larry T
          Klassen, Ann C
          Manganello, Jennifer A
          Leader, Amy E
          Massey, Philip M
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          Papillomavirus Vaccine Administration and Dosage
          Access to Information
          Papillomavirus Infections Prevention and Control
          Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model
          Narratives
          Health Promotion
          Text Messaging
          Human
          Male
          Female
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          Middle Age
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          Communication
          Immunization
          Behavioral Changes
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          Summated Rating Scaling
          Chi Square Test
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
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          Female
      ab: Narrative persuasion has been widely used in health communication campaigns and persuasive message design. However, several meta-analyses showed that the relative effectiveness of narratives in promoting behavior change was not consistently observed in the existing literature. With the goal of exploring boundary conditions of narrative effects, this study investigates the interaction effects of narrative persuasion and stages of change on promoting behavior change in the context of encouraging parents to vaccinate their children against human papillomavirus (HPV). Findings from an online experiment (N  = 593) showed that non-narrative messages were more effective in bolstering behavioral intention than narrative messages among people who were not ready to engage in behavior change (i.e. in the precontemplation stage). In addition, among people who were thinking about changing their behavior (i.e. in the contemplation stage) or motivated to take action (i.e. in the preparation stage), both narratives and non-narratives were effective in increasing behavioral intention. This study contributes important theoretical insights to the role of narratives in health communication. Public health professionals may consider tailoring message design strategies to audience characteristics to enhance message effectiveness.
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