Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - The Elaboration likelihood model and communication about food risks

Notes: Sumario: Factors such as hazard type and source credibility have been identified as important in the establishment of effective strategies for risk communication. The elaboration likelihood model was adapted to investigate the potential impact of hazard type, information source, and persuasive content of information on individual engagement in elaborative, or thoughtful, cognitions about risk message. One hundred sixty respondents were allocated to one of eight experimental groups, and the effects of source credibility, persuasive content of information and hazard type were systematically varied. The impact of the different factors on beliefs about the information and elaborative processing examined. Low credibility was particularly important in reducing risk perceptions, although persuasive content and hazard type were also influential in determining whether elaborative processing occurredRelated records: En: Risk analysis. - New York and London. - Vol. 17, nº 6, December 1997 ; p. 759-770Materia / lugar / evento: Comunicación del riesgo Percepción del riesgo Modelos probabílisticos Riesgos higiénicos Alimentos Otros autores: Frewer, Lynn J.
Secondary titles: Título: Risk analysis
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