TY - JOUR
T1 - Listen up, I've done this before
T2 - The impact of self-disclosure on source credibility and risk message responses
AU - Spence, Patric R.
AU - Lin, Xialing
AU - Lachlan, Kenneth A.
AU - Hutter, Emily
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - The role of self-disclosure has gone understudied in risk and crisis communication, despite its demonstrated relevance in other literature. The current quasi-experimental study examined the impact of self-disclosure on perceptions of source credibility, motivation to seek information, and behavioral intentions. Such variables are essential for the protection of people's physical health before a risk event. The results fail to reveal main effects for self-disclosure, but suggest indirect effects whereby disclosure may drive elaboration, which in turn impacts the variables of interest. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for risk communicators and policymakers, and in directions for future research.
AB - The role of self-disclosure has gone understudied in risk and crisis communication, despite its demonstrated relevance in other literature. The current quasi-experimental study examined the impact of self-disclosure on perceptions of source credibility, motivation to seek information, and behavioral intentions. Such variables are essential for the protection of people's physical health before a risk event. The results fail to reveal main effects for self-disclosure, but suggest indirect effects whereby disclosure may drive elaboration, which in turn impacts the variables of interest. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for risk communicators and policymakers, and in directions for future research.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100108
DO - 10.1016/j.pdisas.2020.100108
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091206397
SN - 2590-0617
VL - 7
JO - Progress in Disaster Science
JF - Progress in Disaster Science
M1 - 100108
ER -