title: The Indirect Effect of Source Information on Psychological Reactance Against Antismoking Messages Through Perceived Bias.
abstract: This study investigates the indirect effect of source information on attitudes toward antismoking campaigns through perceived bias and psychological reactance by employing a survey experiment (N = 416). Findings demonstrate that an editorial advocating antismoking campaigns from ideologically congruent media is perceived as less biased than the same editorial from hostile media. The perceived bias is linked to perceived threat to freedom, which, in turn, is linked to psychological reactance against the editorial, resulting in less favorable attitudes toward antismoking campaigns. Smokers are more likely to show the linkages than nonsmokers. Implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Journalism and Visual Communication , Keimyung University.
authors.forename: Hyunjung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D011582:Psychological Theory; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires