This research tested the mechanisms by which a narrative entertainment televisionprogram influences safe sex intentions. Drawing on existing research and theorizing onnarrative persuasion and overcoming resistance, this study examined the process throughwhich entertainment programs generate persuasive influence. 367 undergraduates viewedeither a dramatic narrative program or...

Despite being an important component of problem-solving ability, relatively little is known about the linguistic features of creativity and the related constructs of elaboration, humor, and persuasion. In order to better understand the linguistic features of these constructs, two analyses were performed to examine relationships between linguistic features and human judgments of humor, persuasio...

Previous findings have shown both beneficial and adverse effects of parents' attempts to influence adolescents' eating habits. The current study examined the differential effect of parents' persuasion (e.g., encouragement, giving information) and pressure tactics (e.g., guilt induction, ridicule) and the moderating influence of parental warmth on older adolescents' emotional and behavioral resp...