Inoculation theory of resistance to influence at maturity: Recent progress in theory development and application and suggestions for future research

JA Compton, M Pfau - Annals of the International Communication …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Inoculation theory boasts a dynamic history since McGuire first introduced it in the early
1960s. The last decade, in particular, has been a period of explosive growth for inoculation …

Spreading inoculation: Inoculation, resistance to influence, and word-of-mouth communication

J Compton, M Pfau - Communication Theory, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Although inoculation has established efficacy in conferring resistance to influence for those
directly exposed to inoculation pretreatment messages, we argue that inoculation's effects …

Explainability as a psychological inoculation: building resistance to digital persuasion in online gambling through explainable interfaces

D Cemiloglu, S Gurgun, E Arden-Close… - … Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Persuasive interfaces raise ethical concerns when users are unaware of persuasion or find it
hard to resist it. Inoculation Theory suggests that attitudes can be inoculated against …

Inoculation's efficacy with young adults' risky behaviors: can inoculation confer cross-protection over related but untreated issues?

KA Parker, B Ivanov, J Compton - Health communication, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This investigation examined the potential of inoculation to protect young adults' attitudes
from pressures to engage in risky behaviors (unprotected sex and binge drinking) as well as …

Inoculation theory applied in health and risk messaging

B Ivanov - Oxford research encyclopedia of communication, 2017 - oxfordre.com
Referred to as the “most consistent and reliable method for conferring resistance to
persuasion” by Miller et al. in 2013, over the past 50 years inoculation has exerted …

[HTML][HTML] Explainable persuasion for interactive design: The case of online gambling

D Cemiloglu, E Arden-Close, SE Hodge… - Journal of Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Persuasive technology refers to digital means that influence attitude behaviour, and
decisions. While the professional design of persuasive interfaces considers user interests …

The attitude base as a moderator of the effectiveness of inoculation strategy

B Ivanov, M Pfau, KA Parker - Communication Monographs, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This investigation introduced the attitude base (cognitive or affective) as a moderator in the
resistance domain and effectively partitioned the role of affect from cognition by properly …

Can inoculation withstand multiple attacks? An examination of the effectiveness of the inoculation strategy compared to the supportive and restoration strategies

B Ivanov, M Pfau, KA Parker - Communication Research, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This investigation introduced multiple competitive attacks in order to assess the
effectiveness of inoculation treatments in protecting established attitudes in a natural setting …

Assessing inoculation's effectiveness in motivating resistance to conspiracy propaganda in Finnish and United States samples

E Bessarabova, JA Banas, H Reinikainen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study tested the motivational power of inoculation to foster resistance to
conspiracy propaganda (9/11 Truth Movement), comparing inoculation effects across United …

Communicating before a crisis: An exploration of bolstering, CSR, and inoculation practices

S Wigley, M Pfau - The handbook of crisis communication, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Crises, which can damage companies' reputations beyond repair and lead to lost revenue,
are unpredictable and often strike suddenly. That is why more and more companies are …