Moderating Effects of Media Exposure on Associations between Socioeconomic Position and Cancer Worry

Jung, Minsoo; Chan, Carina Ka Yee; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.14.5845

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“…In addition, smoking behaviors are significantly associated with socio-economic indicators; for example, it is more difficult to encourage smokers in a low-income bracket to quit smoking than to encourage high-income bracket smokers to quit. However, smoker’s beliefs and attitudes towards specific health issues can be changed through their exposure to mass media [ 34 ]. The results of this study suggest a benefit to establishing a smoking control policy that would supply social network services at an interpersonal level.…”

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Exploring socio-contextual factors associated with male smoker’s intention to quit smoking

Jung

2016

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundPrograms to encourage smokers to quit smoking tobacco have been implemented worldwide and are generally viewed as an effective public health intervention program. However, few studies have examined the social factors that influence a smoker’s intention to quit smoking. This study investigated the socio-contextual factors that are associated with the intention to quit smoking among male smokers in South Korea.MethodsData were obtained from a 2014 nationally representative panel that examined the influences of mass media on the health of the Korean population. Members of this panel were recruited using a mixed-method sampling and a combination of random digit dial and address-based sampling designs. Survey questions were based on those used in previous studies that assessed the effects of social context, including mass media and social capital, on health. Multivariate logistic regression analyses of the answers of 313 male smokers were undertaken.ResultsMale smokers who participated in community-based activities were 2.45 times more likely to intend to quit smoking compared to male smokers in general (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.25–6.82). In addition, male smokers who participated in informal social gathering networks were 2.38 times more likely to intend to quit smoking compared to male smokers in general (95 % CI: 1.11–5.10). Moreover, male smokers with high smartphone use were 1.93 times more likely than smokers with low smartphone use to intend to quit smoking within one year (95 % CI: 1.07–3.46).ConclusionsA supportive environment that enables male smokers to access beneficial health information and that encourages them to quit smoking is necessary for a stop-smoking program to be effective. The result of this study contribute to establishing a new smoking control policy by identifying socio-contextual factors related to the intention to quit smoking.

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Exploring socio-contextual factors associated with male smoker’s intention to quit smoking

Jung

2016

BMC Public Health

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“…Although we did not find that the relationship between age and fear of contraction depended on media exposure, there still may be a moderating model for future investigations, especially given the lack of relationship between age and fear of contraction. For instance, Jung (2014) examined the moderating effects of media exposure on the relationship of socioeconomic position (SEP) and cancer worry. Jung found that this relationship between SEP and cancer worry depended on the levels of media exposure, but health-specific media exposure had more consistency compared to general media exposure.…”

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Age Differences in Preferences for Fear-Enhancing Vs. Fear-Reducing News in a Disease Outbreak

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Older adults (OA) prefer positive over negative information in a lab setting, compared to young adults (YA; i.e., positivity effects). The extent to which OA avoid negative events or information relevant for their health and safety is not clear. We first investigated age differences in preferences for fear-enhancing vs. fear-reducing news articles during the Ebola Outbreak of 2014. We were able to collect data from 15 YA and 13 OA during this acute health event. Compared to YA, OA were more likely to read the fear-enhancing article, select hand-sanitizer over lip balm, and reported greater fear of Ebola. We further investigated our research question during the COVID-19 pandemic with 164 YA (18–30 years) and 171 OA (60–80 years). Participants responded to an online survey about the COVID-19 pandemic across 13 days during the initial peak of the pandemic in the United States (U.S.). Both YA and OA preferred to read positive over negative news about the coronavirus, but OA were even more likely than YA to prefer the positive news article. No age differences in the fear of contraction were found, but OA engaged in more health-protective behaviors compared to YA. Although OA may not always report greater fear than YA or seek out negative information related to a health concern, they still engage in protective health behaviors. Thus, although positivity effects were observed in attention and emotional reports (in the COVID-19 study), OA still modified their behaviors more than YA (giveaway in both studies, and health-protective behavior change in the COVID-19 study), suggesting that positivity effects did not hamper OA ability to respond to a health crisis.

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“…Individual exposure to mass media campaigns in Australia to promote cervical cancer awareness resulted in increased screening rates among unscreened, screening-eligible women (Anderson et al, 2009; Morrell et al, 2010). In addition, individual exposure to media has been shown to moderate the relationship between socioeconomic status and fear of cancer and, thus, cancer screening behavior in the United States (Jung, Chan, & Viswanath, 2014). …”

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Lung Cancer Screening Participation: Developing a Conceptual Model to Guide Research

Carter‐Harris

Davis

Rawl

2016

Res Theory Nurs Pract

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Purpose To describe the development of a conceptual model to guide research focused on lung cancer screening participation from the perspective of the individual in the decision-making process. Methods Based on a comprehensive review of empirical and theoretical literature, a conceptual model was developed linking key psychological variables (stigma, medical mistrust, fatalism, worry, and fear) to the health belief model and precaution adoption process model. Results Proposed model concepts have been examined in prior research of either lung or other cancer screening behavior. To date, a few studies have explored a limited number of variables that influence screening behavior in lung cancer specifically. Therefore, relationships among concepts in the model have been proposed and future research directions presented. Conclusion This proposed model is an initial step to support theoretically based research. As lung cancer screening becomes more widely implemented, it is critical to theoretically guide research to understand variables that may be associated with lung cancer screening participation. Findings from future research guided by the proposed conceptual model can be used to refine the model and inform tailored intervention development.

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Moderating Effects of Media Exposure on Associations between Socioeconomic Position and Cancer Worry

Cited by 11 publications

References 35 publications

Exploring socio-contextual factors associated with male smoker’s intention to quit smoking

Exploring socio-contextual factors associated with male smoker’s intention to quit smoking

Age Differences in Preferences for Fear-Enhancing Vs. Fear-Reducing News in a Disease Outbreak

Lung Cancer Screening Participation: Developing a Conceptual Model to Guide Research

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