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Title: Predicting intention to take protective measures during haze: The roles of efficacy, threat, media trust, and affective attitude
Authors: Lin, Trisha Tsui-Chuan
Bautista, John Robert
Keywords: haze
self-efficacy
perceived threat
media trust
response efficacy
Issue Date: 2016
Source: Lin, T. T.-C., & Bautista, J. R. (2016). Predicting intention to take protective measures during haze: The roles of efficacy, threat, media trust, and affective attitude. Journal of Health Communication, 21(7), 790-799.
Series/Report no.: Journal of Health Communication
Abstract: The annual Southeast Asian haze pollution raises public health concerns in this region. Based on a modified Extended Parallel Process Model, this study examines efficacy (self- and response efficacy) and perceived threat (susceptibility and severity) and incorporates new constructs of media trust and affective attitude. Results from a web survey of 410 undergraduate students in Singapore shows that response efficacy to seek haze-related information mediates the association between perceived self-efficacy and intention to take protective measures during haze. Moreover, self-efficacy is negatively associated with affective attitude (e.g., fear and worry) towards haze-related health problems. Next, perceived severity and perceived susceptibility are positively associated with response efficacy and affective attitude. Affective attitude toward haze is a stronger predictor than response efficacy for behavior intention. Finally, trust in new media is positively associated with young Singaporeans’ affective attitude, which positively affects their behavior intention to take protective measures.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82362
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40733
ISSN: 1081-0730
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2016.1157657
Schools: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information 
Rights: © 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Health Communication, Taylor & Francis. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2016.1157657].
Fulltext Permission: open
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