Health comm 2 Flashcards
when did reality TV start?
2000’s
3 characteristics of reality TV
cost effective, unscripted, non celebrity
it has greater effects on perceptions and beliefs than soap operas
reality TV
lowering of women’s body satisfaction
body dysmorphia
body dysmorphya leads to:
cosmetic enhancement and eating disorders
theories to predict effects of reality TV
cultivation, social comparison, social cognitive
accumulation of exposure leads to acceptance of portrayed beliefs belongs to which theory?
cultivation theory
comparing and making judgements belongs to which theory?
social comparison
we learn from watching others and replicate rewarded behaviour belongs to which theory?
social cognitive
which is the most accurate theory to predict the effects of reality TV
social cognitive
“watching a minority group leads to less predjudice against them”
parasocial contact hypothesis
deceptive health patterns on TV
no excersice, unhealthy eating habits, violence doing little harm, no common health issues
HBM stands for…
health belief model
tried to explain the failure of health campaigns in the 50’s
HBM
HBM is part of which theory?
value expentancy theory
it is used to guide health campaign design
HBM
elements of value expentancy theory that predict behaviour
value or impact of an outcome + probability
HBM constructs
susceptibility severity benefits barriers self efficacy cues to action
elements of perception of threat
suceptibility
severity
elements of recommended action
benefits
barriers
perception of threat + recommended action =
cost benefit analysis
lielihood of being affected by a health issue
suceptibility
how bad would it be if something happened?
severity
beliefs that recommended actions will have positive health impacts
percieved benefits
types of perceived benefits
health
financial
social
belief that recommended action brings negative consequences
barriers
types of barriers
physiological
time
financial
self confidence in one’s own ability to perform the recommended behaviour
self efficacy
ways self efficacy develops
mastery experience
vicarious experience/social modeling
verbal persuation
improving physical/emotional state
what is mastery experience?
experience of being succesful
what is vicarious experience?
learn from watching other people.
requisite for vicarious experience to work
identify with the model
triggers that make people start a behaviour once they are phsicologycaly ready
cues to action
types of cues to action
internal cues
environmental
types of environmental cues to action
media
social comparison
external promotion
criticism of HBM
not enough variables
doest specify relationship between variables
instinctive need to share emotionally-charged events
social sharing of emotion
most shared content on social media
humor
emotion evoking
prochaska and diclemente wrote which theory?
trans theoretical model
TTM was primarily thought of as…
helping to quit smoking
integrated 300 theories into 1 regarding change
trans theoretical model
TTM asumptions
no single theory can explain behaviour change
change takes time and stages
messages become effective depending on the stage
stages of change according to TTM
precontemplation contemplation preparation action maintenance
extra stage of change
termination
characteristics of precontemplation
6 months before action
aware/unaware of problem
thinks change is not important tried and failed
action tendency of precontemplation
avoid it, resistant to change
characteristics of contemplation
will change behaviour within 6 months
thining about it
weighting pros & cons
characteristics of preparation
plan making
action within 1 month
action tendency of preparation
seek information
plan action