Browsing 2011 MU dissertations - Access restricted to MU by Thesis Department "Journalism (MU)"
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Breaking down barriers : utilizing audiovisual and gain-message frames to attenuate psychological reactance and increase source credibility towards strategic health messages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study was guided by the idea that persuasive health messages have a better chance at being successful if they mitigate the negative force toward ... -
How the relationship between public health information officers and journalists can affect media agenda-building : a coorientational approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is three-fold. The first purpose is to investigate how public health information officers perceive health journalists in ... -
Mediating and moderating factors that affect health journalists' perceptions of conflict issues
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Taking an affective and cognitive approach toward effective conflict management communication, this study attempts to analyze the mediating and ... -
Tuning in to hooking up : an analysis of television's influence on thoughts of hook ups and commitment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The goal of this experiment was to provide a better understanding of whether television portrayals of sexual behavior in the absence of a committed ... -
University reputation management : experimental study of the influence of identity and image on reputation and behavioral intentions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study viewed parents of prospective college students as a primary target of university reputation management efforts and explored their perception ...