title: Theorizing the Pathways From Seeking and Scanning to Mammography Screening.
abstract: This study combines insights from existing theories in mass communication and health communication, and builds an integrated model accounting for the mechanisms by which an individual's acquisition of mammogram-related media information becomes associated with intentions to obtain a mammogram. Our model was largely supported by a survey with a nationally representative sample of American females between the ages of 40 and 70 years. As expected, seeking and scanning mammogram-related information from the media were both positively associated with reflective integration of media health information, which in turn was positively related to behavioral attitudes and perceived normative pressures. Attitudes and normative pressures were then positively linked to the intention to get a mammogram. Based on these findings, we offer some suggestions for future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication , Seoul National University.
authors.forename: Chul-Joo
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: b Department of Communication , George Mason University.
authors.forename: Xiaoquan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: c Department of Communication , University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
authors.forename: Macarena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pena-y-Lillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D058015:Health Communication / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D014481:United States