The Role of Fear, Hope, Message Fatigue, and Message Shocking Value in Promoting the Public’s Understanding and Support Toward COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring: Experimental Study
The findings suggest that while fear-based messages are effective, communication strategies should also aim to mitigate message fatigue to sustain public engagement and support for long-term public health initiatives.
Authors
- Youllee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-5712)
- Moonsun Jeon
Institutions
- University of Denver (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/83060
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Denver