A meta-analysis of research on protection motivation theory.

By D. L. Floyd, S. Prentice-Dunn, R. Rogers. 2000

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology

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How Hope and Doubt Affect Climate Change Mobilization (2019, background): “, the perceived severity and likelihood of a threat), and a coping appraisal, which includes both response efficacy and self-efficacy (Floyd et al., 2000; Hornsey et al., 2015).”
Measuring defensive responses to threatening messages: a meta-analysis of measures (2007, background): “Several reviews of the fear appeal literature (eg, Floyd, Prentice-Dunn, & Rogers, 2000 ; Mongeau, 1998 ; Sutton, 1982 ; Witte & Allen, 2000 ) have focused on the impact of fear appeal strength on perceived fear, attitudes, intentions and behaviour.”
Changing College Students’ Financial Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior through Seminar Participation (2008, background): “While a causal link has yet to be established, studies repeatedly find positive meaningful associations between individuals’ intentions and behaviors (see more detail in Armitage and Conner 2001; Floyd et al. 2000).”
Anticipated behavioral response patterns to an earthquake: The role of personal and household characteristics, risk perception, previous experience and preparedness (2018, background): “The “Protection Motivation Theory” [15,54] and the “Person Relative to Event” approach [41] propose that people engage in self-protective behavior based on their perceived appraisal of the risk and on their evaluation of their resources as sufficient (response-efficacy and self-efficacy) in relation”
Adaptive capacity and human cognition: The process of individual adaptation to climate change (2005, background): “, Floyd et al., 2000; Milne et al., 2000), and it is now accepted as one of the four major theories within the domain of psychological research on health behaviour. The theory appears to have broad applicability, including to natural and technological hazards, although studies applying PMT to enviro”
Appealing to fear: A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeal Effectiveness and Theories (2015, background): “Further, both models predict that low levels of depicted fear will be relatively less motivating and less effective than moderate levels of fear.”
What Do Systems Users Have to Fear? Using Fear Appeals to Engender Threats and Fear that Motivate Protective Security Behaviors (2015, background): “…rewards Intrinsic rewards for engaging in the maladaptive response of not protecting oneself, such as maintaining pleasure or exacting revenge (Floyd et al. 2000; Rogers and Prentice-Dunn 1997) Maladaptive behavior Purposefully avoiding a danger-control response in response to a fear appeal…”