TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - When bad things happen to a protagonist like you: the role of self in resistance to negatively framed health narratives
JO  - Journal of health communication
A1  - Kim, Hye Kyung
A1  - Shapiro, Michael A.
SP  - 1227
EP  - 1235
VL  - 21
IS  - 12
N2  - This study examines when and how shared risk-relevant experience (autobiographic similarity) influences resistance to negatively framed health narratives. We conducted a 2 (narrative perspective: 1st vs. 3rd person) × 2 (processing motive: experiential vs. analytical) randomized experiment with a short narrative depicting the negative effects of an illicitly used study drug. For those autobiographically similar to the study drug user, a 1st-person narration (vs. 3rd-person) produced greater transportation only when participants processed to understand the story (experiential condition), whereas the reverse was found when participants processed for the persuasive message (analytical condition). Transportation was a significant mediator that transferred these interactive effects onto greater perceived risk only among those with autobiographic similarity. This study highlights the active role played by the audience's self-concept in narrative persuasion and addresses boundary conditions for overcoming defensive resistance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1081-0730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2016.1240268
ID  - ref1
ER  -