The cognitive mediation model : factors influencing public knowledge of the H1N1 pandemic and intention to take precautionary behaviors

• Main Authors: Ho, Shirley S., Peh, Xianghong, Soh, Veronica W. L.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Communication and Information
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99737; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17470
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study uses the cognitive mediation model as the theoretical framework to examine the influence of motivations, communication, and news elaboration on public knowledge of the H1N1 pandemic and the intention to take precautionary behaviors in Singapore. Using a nationally representative random di...