Hostility and hearing protection behavior: The mediating role of personal beliefs and low frustration tolerance.

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 lowering academic performance. Results of this experiment (N = 206) suggest that providing information about the severity of a hazard's consequences produces greater information seeking. In addition, information about levels of risk, severity, and efficacy combined jointly to produce greater rates of willingness to take actions designed to avoid the hazard. Results are seen as providing general support for PMT and are discussed within the broader framework of information seeking and heuristic and systematic information processing.

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Planning a Multilevel Intervention to Prevent Hearing Loss among Farmworkers and Managers: A Systematic Approach

Fernández¹,

Bartholomew²,

Alterman³

2009

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

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Hostility and hearing protection behavior: The mediating role of personal beliefs and low frustration tolerance.

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