Journal of Health Communication

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Health Communication is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-02-01 to 2024-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Hesitant or Not? The Association of Age, Gender, and Education with Potential Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine: A Country-level Analysis163
Feeling angry: the effects of vaccine misinformation and refutational messages on negative emotions and vaccination attitude64
The Persistence of Vaccine Hesitancy: COVID-19 Vaccination Intention in New Zealand62
Preparing for A COVID-19 Vaccine: A Mixed Methods Study of Vaccine Hesitant Parents60
An Investigation of Low COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions among Black Americans: The Role of Behavioral Beliefs and Trust in COVID-19 Information Sources58
COVID-19 Vaccine Discourse on Twitter: A Content Analysis of Persuasion Techniques, Sentiment and Mis/Disinformation58
An Assessment of the Rapid Decline of Trust in US Sources of Public Information about COVID-1948
Health Information Sources and the Influenza Vaccination: The Mediating Roles of Perceived Vaccine Efficacy and Safety44
How Media Literacy and Science Media Literacy Predicted the Adoption of Protective Behaviors Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic42
Community-based Strategies to Engage Pastors Can Help Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Disparities in Black Communities39
Vaccination Discussion among Parents on Social Media: A Content Analysis of Comments on Parenting Blogs36
COVID-19 Vaccination Attitudes and Intention: Message Framing and the Moderating Role of Perceived Vaccine Benefits33
The Framing of COVID-19 in Italian Media and Its Relationship with Community Mobility: A Mixed-Method Approach32
Evaluating Crisis Communication. A 30-item Checklist for Assessing Performance during COVID-19 and Other Pandemics31
What Do Social Media Influencers Say about Health? A Theory-Driven Content Analysis of Top Ten Health Influencers’ Posts on Sina Weibo29
Which Beliefs Predict Intention to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19? A Mixed-Methods Reasoned Action Approach Applied to Health Communication29
Interventions to Mitigate COVID-19 Misinformation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis28
Communication, Health Literacy and a Systems Approach for Mitigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case for Massive Vaccine Roll-out in Israel27
The Power of Celebrity Health Events: Meta-analysis of the Relationship between Audience Involvement and Behavioral Intentions27
Vaccine Literacy—helping Everyone Decide to Accept Vaccination25
Using Social Media for Health: National Data from HINTS 201925
The Impact of Emotion and Government Trust on Individuals’ Risk Information Seeking and Avoidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-country Comparison25
The Role of Temporal Distance Perception in Narrative vs. Non-Narrative Persuasion Related to E-Cigarettes24
COVID-19 News and Misinformation: Do They Matter for Public Health Prevention?23
Health Information Seeking Behaviors and Source Preferences between Chinese and U.S. Populations23
Comparison of COVID-19 Information Seeking, Trust of Information Sources, and Protective Behaviors in China and the US23
Effects of Facebook Comments on Attitude Toward Vaccines: The Roles of Perceived Distributions of Public Opinion and Perceived Vaccine Efficacy23
Determinants of eHealth Literacy among Adults in China22
Preliminary Insights from a U.S. Probability Sample on Adolescents’ Pornography Exposure, Media Psychology, and Sexual Aggression22
The Effects of Perceived Threat and Efficacy on College Students’ Social Distancing Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic19
Understanding Information Seeking about the Health of Others: Applying the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking to Proxy Online Health Information Seeking19
Algorithms and Health Misinformation: A Case Study of Vaccine Books on Amazon19
Vaccine Hesitancy and Demand for Immunization in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Implications for the Region and Beyond19
The Association between Health Literacy and Self-Rated Health Amongst Australian University Students18
Visual Attention to the Use of #ad versus #sponsored on e-Cigarette Influencer Posts on Social Media: A Randomized Experiment17
Face Masks: Their History and the Values They Communicate17
Anti-Vaxxers, Politicization of Science, and the Need for Trust in Pandemic Response17
Cues for Increasing Social Presence for Mobile Health App Adoption17
Development of a Scale to Measure Trust in Public Health Authorities: Prevalence of Trust and Association with Vaccination17
Uncertainty and Negative Emotions in Parental Decision-making on Childhood Vaccinations: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior to the Context of Conflicting Health Information15
Fact-Checking of Health Information: The Effect of Media Literacy, Metacognition and Health Information Exposure15
Emotional and Cognitive Responses to COVID-19 Information Overload under Lockdown Predict Media Attention and Risk Perceptions of COVID-1915
Perceived Active Control over Online Health Information: Underlying Mechanisms of Mode Tailoring Effects on Website Attitude and Information Recall14
Media Complementarity and Health Information Acquisition: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the 2017 HINTS-China Survey14
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Positive Psychology: The Role of News and Trust in News on Mental Health and Well-Being14
How Viewing Alcohol Posts of Friends on Social Networking Sites Influences Predictors of Alcohol Use13
COVID-19: An Urgent Call for Coordinated, Trusted Sources to Tell Everyone What They Need to Know and Do13
SNS Usage and Third-person Effects in the Risk Perception of Zika Virus among Singaporean Women13
Social Capital and Health Communication in Singapore: An Examination of the Relationships between Community Participation, Perceived Neighborliness and Health Communication Behaviors12
Cancer Survivors’ Emotional Well-being: Roles of Internet Information Seeking, Patient-centered Communication, and Social Support12
From Risk Butterflies to Citizens Engaged in Risk Prevention in the Zika Virus Crisis: Focusing on Personal, Societal and Global Risk Perceptions12
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patient-Provider Communication and the Role of E-Health Use12
A Systematic Review of Responsibility Frames and Their Effects in the Health Context12
Promoting Sexual Health in High School: A Feasibility Study of A Web-based Media Literacy Education Program12
Expanding the Health Information National Trends Survey Research Program Internationally to Examine Global Health Communication Trends: Comparing Health Information Seeking Behaviors in the U.S. and G11
A Meta-analysis of Media Consumption and Rape Myth Acceptance11
Social Media Use in the Context of Drinking Onset: The Mutual Influences of Social Media Effects and Selectivity11
Patient-Provider Communication and Online Health Information Seeking among a Sample of US Older Adults11
Targeting Perceptions of Risk from Injudicious Antibiotic Use: An Application of the Risk Information Seeking and Processing Model11
The dynamics of trust and communication in COVID-19 vaccine decision making: A qualitative inquiry11
Adapting Online Patient Decision Aids: Effects of Modality and Narration Style on Patients’ Satisfaction, Information Recall and Informed Decision Making11
Using Aggregate Temporal Variation in Ad Awareness to Assess the Effects of the truth® Campaign on Youth and Young Adult Smoking Behavior11
Disabilities and the Digital Divide: Assessing Web Accessibility, Readability, and Mobility of Popular Health Websites10
Predictors of Patient-Centered Communication among U.S. Adults: Analysis of the 2017-2018 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)10
Information Seeking and Scanning about Colorectal Cancer Screening among Black and White Americans, Ages 45–74: Comparing Information Sources and Screening Behaviors10
Discussions of Potential Mammography Benefits and Harms among Patients with Limited Health Literacy and Providers: “Oh, There are Harms?”10
Health Communication and Decision Making about Vaccine Clinical Trials during a Pandemic9
What Is the World Doing about COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance?9
Youth’s Proximity to Marijuana Retailers and Advertisements: Factors Associated with Washington State Adolescents’ Intentions to Use Marijuana9
Interventions to Mitigate Vaping Misinformation: A Meta-Analysis9
Applying Family Communication Patterns to Patient-provider Communication: Examining Perceptions of Patient Involvement, Satisfaction, and Medical Adherence9
Information Seeking as A Predictor of Risk Behavior: Testing A Behavior and Risk Information Engagement Model (BRIE)9
Evaluating a Health Literacy Communication Training for Medical Students: Using Plain Language8
Promoting Smoking Cessation in China: Using an Expansion of the EPPM with Other-oriented Threat8
Building Confidence to CONVINCE8
When Media Health Stories Conflict: Test of the Contradictory Health Information Processing (CHIP) Model8
Ideology and COVID-19 Vaccination Intention: Perceptual Mediators and Communication Moderators8
Fifteen Years after a 10-year Retrospective: The State of Health Mass Mediated Campaigns8
Moving Oral Contraceptives over the Counter: Theory-based Formative Research to Design Communication Strategy7
Impact of Graphic Warning Messages on Intentions to Use Alternate Tobacco Products7
Linguistic Predictors of Problematic Drinking in Alcohol-related Facebook Posts7
Tailoring Temporal Message Frames to Individuals’ Time Orientation Strengthens the Relationship between Risk Perception and Behavioral Intention7
A Picture Worth a Thousand Texts? Investigating the Influences of Visual Appeals in a Text Message-Based Health Intervention7
Integrating Reasoned Action Approach and Message Sidedness in the Era of Misinformation: The Case of HPV Vaccination Promotion7
Ashamed Caregivers: Self-Stigma, Information, and Coping among Dementia Patient Families7
Relationships of Family History-related Factors and Causal Beliefs to Cancer Risk Perception and Mammography Screening Adherence Among Medically Underserved Women7
Navigating Uncertain Times: Information Management about Pregnancy and Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic6
The Interplay between Message Framing and Message Recipients’ Regulatory Focus in Promoting HPV Prevention Strategies6
Uncertainty in the Process of Communicating Cancer-related Genetic Risk Information with Patients: A Scoping Review6
When Social Media Images and Messages Don’t Match: Attention to Text versus Imagery to Effectively Convey Safety Information on Social Media6
Vaccine Videos and Information Sharing: The Effects of Framing, Evidence Type, and Speaker Expertise6
Self-reported Exposure to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information among American Indian Youth: Implications for Technology Based Intervention6
Creating the HHS COVID-19 Public Education Media Campaign: Applying Systems Change Learnings6
Empowering Parents to Protect Children during COVID-19 with Message Strategy Based on Efficacy, Threat Levels, and Channel Preferences6
Pornography and Women’s Experience of Mixed-Gender Sexual Choking/Strangulation: Eroticization Mediates, Perceived Similarity Moderates6
Sophocles’Philoctetesand Moral Injury in the COVID-19 Pandemic6
A Health Crisis in the Age of Misinformation: How Social Media and Mass Media Influenced Misperceptions about COVID-19 and Compliance Behavior6
“Vaccine Communication in a Pandemic: Improving Vaccine Literacy to Reduce Hesitancy, Restore Trust and Immunize Communities”: Editor’s Introduction6
Self-Efficacy and Other Considerations in Performance of Risk-Reducing Behaviors during a Major Disease Outbreak5
Misperceptions of the Prevalence of Health Conditions and Behaviors5
Double Vision on Social Media: How Self-Generated Alcohol-Related Content Posts Moderate the Link between Viewing Others’ Posts and Drinking5
“Let’s Talk about Skin Cancer”: Examining Association between Family Communication about Skin Cancer, Perceived Risk, and Sun Protection Behaviors5
Evaluation of HPV Vaccine: Same Way, Same DayTM: A Pilot Study5
Parental Cancer-related Information Seeking, Health Communication and Satisfaction with Medical Providers of Childhood Cancer Survivors: Differences by Race/Ethnicity and Language Preference5
Family Attitudes and Communication about Sun Protection and Sun Protection Practices among Young Adult Melanoma Survivors and Their Family Members5
What if I Tell You E-Cigarette Users are Inferior? An Investigation of Social Identity Threat in Health Messaging5
A comprehensive examination of association between belief in vaccine misinformation and vaccination intention in the COVID-19 context5
Communication Is Not a Virus: COVID-19 Vaccine-Critical Activity on Facebook and Implications for the ‘Infodemic’ Concept5
Gendered Conceptions of Preconception Health: A Thematic Analysis of Men’s and Women’s Beliefs about Responsibility for Preconception Health Behavior5
The Effects of Branding on Physical Activity: A Systematic Review5
Effect of Patient-Centered Communication on Physician-Patient Conflicts from the Physicians’ Perspective: A Moderated Mediation Model5
The Effects of Vaccine Efficacy Information on Vaccination Intentions Through Perceived Response Efficacy and Hope5
First-Person, Third-Person, or Bystander? Exploring the Persuasive Influence of Perspective in Mental Health Narratives5
Communal Innovations: Inspiring Neighborhoods of Hope and Advocacy5
Mapping Perceptual Differences to Understand COVID-19 Beliefs in Those with Vaccine Hesitancy5
We Post It, U Reddit: Exploring the Potential of Reddit for Health Interventions Targeting College Populations5
African American Parents’ Perceived Vaccine Efficacy Moderates the Effect of Message Framing on Psychological Reactance to HPV Vaccine Advocacy5
Investigating Disparities by Sex and LGBTQ Identity: A Content Analysis of Sexual Health Information on College Student Health Center Websites5
The Influence of Information Source on COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy and Motivation for Self-Protective Behavior5
Death Narratives, Negative Emotion, and Counterarguing: Testing Fear, Anger, and Sadness as Mechanisms of Effect5
Marketing Physical Activity? Exploring the Role of Brand Resonance in Health Promotion4
Determining whether Public Communications Campaigns Based on the The Social Norms Approach are a Viable COVID-19 Prevention Strategy for College Campuses4
PFAS Contamination: Pathway from Communication to Behavioral Outcomes4
To Tailor or Not to Tailor: An Investigation of Narrative Tailoring for Health Communication4
U.S. College Students’ Marijuana Information Sources, Confidence in Knowledge, and Objective Knowledge4
The Effect of Repetition on the Perceived Truth of Tobacco-Related Health Misinformation Among U.S. Adults4
Patient-centered Communication Behaviors on Primetime Television4
#BeTheMatch: Assessing How Testimonials on Reddit Promote the Importance of Donating Bone Marrow4
“You Gotta Choose Your Words Carefully”: Findings from Interviews with Environmental Health Scientists about Their Research Translation Perceptions and Training Needs4
Exploring the Effect of Health App Use on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption4
Eudaimonic Testimonial Vs. Didactic Presentation Impact on Willingness to Engage in Conversations about End-of-Life Care: The Moderating Role of Modeling4
“I Quit”: Testing the Added Value and Sequencing Effects of an Efficacy-focused Message among Cigarette Warning Labels4
Closer to the Heart, Closer to the Mind: Using Psychological Distance to Communicate a Measles Outbreak4
Moral Foundations Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Evidence from a National Survey of Black Americans4
Undermining Credibility: The Limited Influence of Online Comments to Vaccine-related News Stories4
Promoting Clinical Conversations about Lung Cancer Screening: Exploring the Role of Perceived Online Social Support4
Building Vaccine Literacy in a Pandemic: How One Team of Public Health Students Is Responding4
Posts, Likes, Shares, and DMs: A Qualitative Exploration of How Social Media Is Related to Sexual Agency in Young People4
Precise Persuasion: Investigating Incentive Appeals for the Promotion of Antibiotic Stewardship with Message-induced Transitions4
How Health Consciousness and Health Literacy Influence Evaluative Responses to Nutrient-Content Claimed Messaging for an Unhealthy Food4
Factors Affecting Adolescents’ Screen Viewing Duration: A Social Cognitive Approach Based on the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health and Eating (FLASHE) Survey4
Recalled Exposure to COVID-19 Public Education Campaign Advertisements Predicts COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence4
Promoting Transformative Community Change for Equitable Health: Peer Education and Intervention for Pre-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis3
Factors that Influence Intent to Share Genetic Information Related to Cancer Risk with Family Members3
Can Altruistic Emotions Promote Vaccine Advocacy? Examining the Use of Empathy and Elevation in Vaccine Messages3
The Moderating Role of Self-construal in Culturally Reflected Fear Appeals3
Exposure to “Vaccination Selfies” Relate to Readers’ Vaccination Intention: The Moderating Role of Partisan Media Use and the Mediating Role of Affective Responses3
Understanding CDC’s Vaccine Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effectiveness in Promoting Positive Attitudes toward the COVID-19 Vaccine3
The Influence of Social Eating Norms on Motivational Responses When Processing Fast Food Advertisements3
Narrative Vs. Standard of Care Messages: Testing How Communication Can Positively Influence Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes3
Framing the Clinical Encounter: Shared Decision-Making, Mammography Screening, and Decision Satisfaction3
Examining the Moderating Effect of Parenting Style and Parental Guidance on Children’s Beliefs about Food: A Test of the Parenting Style-as-Context Model3
Competencies for Health Communication Specialists: Survey of Health Communication Educators and Practitioners3
Seeing “The Bigger Picture:” Impact of an Arts-Focused Type 2 Diabetes Education Program in High Schools3
“It Encourages Family Discussion”: A Mixed-Methods Examination of the This Is Us Alzheimer’s Disease & Caregiving Storyline3
A Toxic Blend: Assessing the Effects of Cross-Source Media Coverage of Flavored E-Cigarettes on Youth and Young Adult Perceptions3
Show Me a Photo of the Character: Exploring the Interaction between Text and Visuals in Narrative Persuasion3
Use and Usefulness of After-Visit Summaries by Language and Health Literacy among Latinx and Chinese Primary Care Patients3
Parents’ Willingness to Vaccinate Children for COVID-19: Conspiracy Theories, Information Sources, and Perceived Responsibility3
Secondhand Smoke Risk Communication: Effects on Parent Smokers’ Perceptions and Intentions3
Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Cancer-Communication Video Program Using African American Breast Cancer Survivor Stories3
Worry as a Mechanism to Motivate Information Seeking about Protective End-of-Life Communication Behaviors3
Cancer and COVID-19 Vaccines on Twitter:The Voice and Vaccine Attitude of Cancer Community3
Source Interactivity Enhances Sense of Community and Reduces Psychological Reactance: Effects of the Like Button on Smoking Message Evaluations and Attitudes3
Communication about Suicide, Perceived Social Support, and Suicidal Intention in Korean Adults3
The Communicative Ecology of Chinese Patients’ Experiences with Health Care3
Targeting of Enrollment Assistance Resources in Health Insurance Television Advertising: A Comparison of Spanish- Vs. English-Language Ads3
An Investigation of Cognitive Processing of Fear Appeal Messages Promoting HPV Vaccination: Predictors and Outcomes of Magnitude and Valence of Cognitive Responses3
A Select Bibliography of Actions to Promote Vaccine Literacy: A Resource for Health Communication3
COVID-19 Vaccine-related Information Seeking and Scanning: A Test of Mediators between Information Acquisition and Vaccination Intention among Unvaccinated Black Americans3
Native Americans’ Responses to Obesity Attributions and Message Sources in an Obesity Prevention Campaign3
PTSD Coverage in the New York Times : Implications for the State of Mental Health in the U.S3
Effects of Egocentric Projection and Identification on Narrative Persuasion in Foodborne Illness Messages3
COVID-19 Communication Campaigns for Vaccination: An Assessment with Perspectives for Future Equity-Centered Public Health Efforts3
Testing Narrative Persuasion of a Culturally Grounded, School-Based “Dale Se REAL” Entertainment-Education Intervention and Peer Communication on Nicaraguan Adolescent Substance Use2
Yet Again Conversations Matter: The Importance of Interpersonal Discussions, Educational Campaigns, and Advertising on Cannabis-Related Risk Perceptions, Attitudes, and Intentions in At-Risk Young Adu2
Social Media Communication About Sexual Violence May Backfire: Online Experiment with Young Men2
COVID-19 Risk Perceptions and Intentions to Engage in Familial Advance Care Planning: The Mediating Role of Death Anxiety2
Shot Talk: Development and Pilot Test of a Theory of Planned Behavior Campaign to Combat College Student COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy2
Today’s Leadership Lesson: Mind the Wildlife and Prepare for Tomorrow’s Disruption2
Psychological Reactance Theory and COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: The Roles of Threat Magnitude and Direction of Threat2
The Stigma Toward Dementia on Twitter: A Sentiment Analysis of Dutch Language Tweets2
I’m Lovin’ It: How Fast Food Advertising Influences Meat-Eating Preferences2
“Starting that Conversation Is Even Harder than Having It”: Female Patients’ Perceptions of Physicians’ Communication Competence in Communication about Sexual Behavior2
A Year of Child Injury Prevention on Instagram2
The Impact of Social and Material Resources on Resilience Communication at the Intersection of Race and Gender2
Creating a Robust Digital Communications Strategy for the US Department of Health & Human Services2
“I Felt Completely Turned off by the Message”: The Effects of Controlling Language, Fear, and Disgust Appeals on Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination Messages2
News Media Presentations of Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs): A Content Analysis of Newspaper and Television News Coverage in South Korea2
Culturally Tailored and Community-Based Social Media Intervention to Promote Organ Donation Awareness among Asian Americans: “Heart of Gold”2
Use of Online Medical Records to Support Medical Decision Making: A Cross-Sectional Study of US Adults2
Message Strategies and Viewer Responses: Content Analysis of HPV Vaccination Videos on YouTube2
The Impact of Mortality Salience on Organ Donation Attitude, Beliefs, and Behavior2
What’s at Stake: Evaluating a Run-Hide-Fight® Intervention Video through the Lens of Vested Interest Theory2
Healthcare Provider Analogies as Memorable Messages2
Minoritized Sexual Identity and Perceived Effectiveness of Instagram Public Health Messaging about E-cigarettes2
Narratives of Prevention and Affliction in Type 2 Diabetes: Mechanisms of Influence in a Sample of Middle-aged Women2
Addressing the Health Literacy Needs and Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations in Australia during COVID-19: A Research Embedded Participatory Approach2
COVID-19 Information Overload Mediated the Effects of Cross-Channel Information Differences on Health Information Elaboration2
The Effect of Temporal Frames in Anti-Smoking Messages on the Extension of Anti-Smoking Arguments to Smokers2
Contentious Entertainment: The Role of Character and Narrative Features in Shaping Audience Response to Abortion Storylines2
Clinicians’ Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Communicating Electronically with Patients: A Grounded Practical Theory Approach2
Advocating COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in American Communities of Color: A Health Communicator’s Appreciation of “Made to Save”2
Relationship of Exposure to Contradictory Information and Information Insufficiency to Decision-Making About HPV Vaccination Among South Korean College Women2
Interactions among Actual Uncertainty, Desired Uncertainty, and Uncertainty Discrepancy on Anxiety and Information Seeking2
Youth and Young Adult-targeted E-cigarette Warnings and Advertising Messages: An Experiment with Young Adults in the US2
Perceptions of Responsibility for Antibiotic Resistance: Implications for Stewardship Campaigns2
The state of health communication research: A content analysis of articles published in Journal of Health Communication and Health Communication (2010-2019)2
Intentions to Seek Information about E-Cigarettes: Perceived Risk, Efficacy, and Smoking Identity2
Gender Differences in the Nonspecific and Health-Specific Use of Social Media Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trend Analysis Using HINTS 2017-2020 Data2
A Pilot Study Assessing Reactions to Educational Videos on Harm of Waterpipe among Young Adults Susceptible to Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking2
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