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Protection Motivation and Risk Communication

open access: yesRisk Analysis, 2000
The purpose of this study was to explore the utility of protection motivation theory (PMT) in the context of mass media reports about a hazard. Content elements of a hazard's severity, likelihood of occurring, and the effectiveness of preventive actions were systematically varied in a news story about a fabricated risk: exposure to fluorescent lighting
Kurt Neuwirth   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Predicting sun protection behaviors using protection motivation variables

open access: yesJournal of Behavioral Medicine, 2013
Protection motivation theory components were used to predict sun protection behaviors (SPBs) using four outcome measures: typical reported behaviors, previous reported behaviors, current sunscreen use as determined by interview, and current observed behaviors (clothing worn) to control for common method bias.
Ch'ng, Joanne WM, Glendon, A Ian
openaire   +4 more sources

Protection Motivation Theory and Stages of Change in Sun Protective Behavior

Journal of Health Psychology, 2009
This study examined the usefulness of the stage of change model and protection motivation theory (PMT) in creating brief persuasive appeals to promote healthy sun-behavior. College women ( N = 254) read one of four essays that manipulated the level of threat and coping appraisal.
Steven Prentice-Dunn, Robert J Cramer
exaly   +3 more sources

Application of Protection Motivation Theory to Adoption of Protective Technologies

2009 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2009
While most technology adoption models have focused on beneficial technologies, Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) is a potentially valuable model for predicting adoption of protective technologies, which help users avoid harm from a growing number of negative technologies, such as malware. We present a PMT-based model of users’ intentions to adopt anti-
Tim Chenoweth   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Politically Motivated Trade Protection

SSRN Electronic Journal
This paper shows that the Electoral College system used to elect presidents of the United States (US) distorts US federal policies in favor of key industries in swing states. Using detailed data on US trade policies, the paper finds that the level of trade protection granted to an industry during a presidential term depends on its importance in ...
Bown, Chad P.   +3 more
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Hearing protection behavior of farmers in Iran: Application of the protection motivation theory

Work, 2023
BACKGROUND: Noise in work environments is regarded as a serious issue. Hearing loss leads to socio-economic problems and huge costs to families and communities. Agriculture is one of the professions in which individuals face occupational noise. Farmers are the second leading group in suffering from hearing loss in the world.
Pouria, Ataei   +3 more
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Internal Motivators for the Protection of Organizational Data

Journal of Information Systems, 2019
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of internal motivators (psychological ownership, perceived control, and self-efficacy) on employees' intention to protect organizational data. The threat of cybersecurity breaches is increasing, as are the realization of cybersecurity breaches and the subsequent loss of data.
Nirmalee I. Raddatz   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

MOTIVATION IN EYE PROTECTION PROGRAMS

American journal of optometry and archives of American Academy of Optometry, 1970
Although the need for eye protection against impact hazards is well recognized, eye protection programs are of no value unless they are used. The methods of compulsion are costly, limited in application, frequently unsuccessful and unlikely to produce a satisfactory permanent solution.
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