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Preventive Medicine, Dec 31, 2023

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Activity within the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) during encoding of persuasive messag... more Activity within the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) during encoding of persuasive messages has been shown to predict message-consistent behaviors both within scanner samples and at the population level. This suggests that neuroimaging can aid in the development of better persuasive messages, but little is known about how the brain responds to different message features. Building on past findings, the current study found that gain-framed persuasive messages elicited more VMPFC activation than loss-framed messages, but only when messages addressed outcomes that would be experienced by participants directly. Participants also perceived gain-framed messages as more effective than loss-framed messages, and self-reported perceptions of message effectiveness were positively correlated with VMPFC activation. These results support theories that VMPFC activity during message encoding indexes perceptions of value and self-relevance and demonstrate that established theories of persuasi...

Journal of Health Communication, Oct 3, 2022

Oxford University Press eBooks, Oct 4, 2023

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Apr 1, 2023

Journal of Health Communication, Mar 4, 2022

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Journal of Health Communication

Social Science Research Network, 2022

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

JMIR pediatrics and parenting, May 4, 2022

4,000 adolescents (13-18) and their parents were surveyed. "We know that many past research studi... more 4,000 adolescents (13-18) and their parents were surveyed. "We know that many past research studies have focused on large groups of youth. These studies have found very small overall effects of technology on adolescents.

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Adolescents' digital technology use is nearly ubiquitous and has been associated with health ... more Adolescents' digital technology use is nearly ubiquitous and has been associated with health benefits and risks, including risks of depression. The Adolescents' Digital Technology Interactions and Importance (ADTI) scale provides a novel approach to measuring how adolescents prioritize their technology use. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between adolescents' technology interactions and mental health measures, including depression and mental well-being. This cross-sectional online survey study recruited adolescents aged 12-18 years using Qualtrics panels. Survey measures included the ADTI and assessments of depression and well-being. Analyses included the Kruskal-Wallis test and multivariate logistic regression analyses. The 4,592 participants had a mean age of 15.6 years (SD = 1.68), 46.4 percent were female, 66.9 percent were Caucasian, and 74.5 percent lived in a household with an income above the poverty line. The median ADTI total score was 48 (range 18-90), 23.0 percent (n = 1,055) of participants were categorized for at risk for depression and 54.8 percent (n = 2,477) of participants were categorized as high mental well-being. Participants with higher ADTI total scores were more likely to be at risk for depression (odds ratio [OR] = 1.059, 95 percent confidence interval [CI]: 1.054-1.064). Furthermore, participants with a higher ADTI total score were more likely to have a higher mental well-being (OR = 1.015, 95 percent CI: 1.012-1.019). We found that ADTI total scores were significantly higher both among adolescents who screened positive for depression and among adolescents with higher mental well-being. This intriguing finding suggests that it is possible that digital technology use intensifies either the positive or the negative mental states that adolescents bring to their online environment.

Drug and Alcohol Dependence