Advertising & Public Relations Archive
How does neighborhood quality moderate the association between online video game play and depression
Abstract: The main objective of our study is to assess the relationship between playing online video games and mental wellbeing of adolescents based on a nationally representative sample. Data come […]
Vaccines, Vaccine Acceptance, and Vaccine Communications,
Processing information as a body of coral
Abstract: Those examining the role of technology on learning and perception have generally assumed that spatial presence leads to favorable outcomes (Kim & Biocca, 1997). Guided by the efficiency framework, […]
Trends in the Use of Statistics in Major Advertising Journals Over Four Decades
Abstract: Abstract: The use of statistical techniques in data-based articles appearing in the International Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Advertising Research and Journal of Current Issues & […]
Virtual Risks that Change Physical Behaviors
Abstract: Risk perception stands at the core of many health and environmental behavior theories because of its strong correlation to behavior change. However, individuals are motivated to place psychological distances […]
Infectious Disease Risk Communication
Abstract: In the past 18 months, little known infectious diseases – Ebola, Dengue fever, and Zika — have infected Americans and quickly generated much national and local media and public […]
Parents’ Confidence in Recommended Childhood Vaccinations
Abstract: There has been significant and growing interest in vaccine hesitancy and confidence in the United States as well as across the globe. While studies have used confidence measures, few […]
How Crisis Managers Define Ethical Crisis Communication Practice
Abstract: Addressing the call by Coombs (2010) to examine the role of culture in crisis communication, this study examines the veracity and relative influences of these variables by examining how […]
Native advertising as a new public relations tactic
Using a pretest and posttest online experiment (N = 105), this study empirically explored the impact of native advertising sponsorship disclosure on organization–public relationships (OPR), credibility, brand attitude, and attitude […]