Christopher E. Beaudoin
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View article: “You need to be able to stand up for what is right”:<i>MTV Shuga Naija</i>’s transformative impact on youth attitudes towards sexual violence in Nigeria
“You need to be able to stand up for what is right”:<i>MTV Shuga Naija</i>’s transformative impact on youth attitudes towards sexual violence in Nigeria Open
Background In Nigeria, approximately one in ten women of reproductive age report experiences of sexual violence in the past year, with potentially enduring consequences. The impact of sexual violence can be particularly devastating for you…
View article: Do social media matter? The effects of information seeking on COVID-19 psychological and behavioral processes
Do social media matter? The effects of information seeking on COVID-19 psychological and behavioral processes Open
With the evolution of media technologies, social media have developed as a means to purposive and incidental use and subsequent benefits and detriments. This study investigates how individuals' use of information via social media helps the…
View article: Disentangling real-world and virtual-world social norms: The persuasive elements and social psychological effects of a serious game
Disentangling real-world and virtual-world social norms: The persuasive elements and social psychological effects of a serious game Open
In the immersive environment of an online serious video game designed to depict social norms about excessive alcohol consumption, this study examines the effects of real-world and virtual-world social norms on alcohol use outcomes, centeri…
View article: What About Promotores? Promotores' Psychosocial Determinants That Influenced the Delivery of a Cervical Cancer Education Intervention to Hispanics
What About Promotores? Promotores' Psychosocial Determinants That Influenced the Delivery of a Cervical Cancer Education Intervention to Hispanics Open
This study tested whether a cancer education intervention affected promotores' self-efficacy to deliver an intervention to Hispanics and which psychosocial determinants of promotores influenced the number of Hispanic residents reached by p…
View article: Predictors of COVID-19 Preventive Perceptions and Behaviors Among Millennials: Two Cross-sectional Survey Studies
Predictors of COVID-19 Preventive Perceptions and Behaviors Among Millennials: Two Cross-sectional Survey Studies Open
Background COVID-19 preventive perceptions and behaviors, especially among US millennials, are an important means by which the pandemic can be slowed and negative health outcomes can be averted. Objective This manuscript aims to advance kn…
View article: Emotions in the time of coronavirus: Antecedents of digital and social media use among Millennials
Emotions in the time of coronavirus: Antecedents of digital and social media use among Millennials Open
Increasingly, people are turning to digital and social media to address health threats. While research has commonly investigated the psychosocial antecedents of digital health information seeking behavior (digital HISB) and social media us…
View article: Predictors of COVID-19 Preventive Perceptions and Behaviors Among Millennials: Two Cross-sectional Survey Studies (Preprint)
Predictors of COVID-19 Preventive Perceptions and Behaviors Among Millennials: Two Cross-sectional Survey Studies (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND COVID-19 preventive perceptions and behaviors, especially among US millennials, are an important means by which the pandemic can be slowed and negative health outcomes can be averted. OBJECTIVE This manuscript aims to advance…
View article: The Role of Enjoyment in a Serious Game for Binge Drinking Prevention: Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental Study
The Role of Enjoyment in a Serious Game for Binge Drinking Prevention: Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental Study Open
Background Although binge drinking peaks at age 21 to 25 years, there is limited research on the effects of serious games in this population, as well as on the process by which playing serious games impacts alcohol-related outcomes. Design…
View article: The Role of Enjoyment in a Serious Game for Binge Drinking Prevention: Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint)
The Role of Enjoyment in a Serious Game for Binge Drinking Prevention: Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Although binge drinking peaks at age 21 to 25 years, there is limited research on the effects of serious games in this population, as well as on the process by which playing serious games impacts alcohol-related outcomes. Desig…
View article: Protecting Oneself Online
Protecting Oneself Online Open
With a general basis in protection motivation theory, this study builds a three-stage model from online negative privacy experiences to online privacy protection motivation to online privacy protection behaviors. With 2013 survey data ( N …
View article: Motivations, Barriers, and Behaviors Related to Obtaining and Discussing Family Health History: A Sex-Based Comparison Among Young Adults
Motivations, Barriers, and Behaviors Related to Obtaining and Discussing Family Health History: A Sex-Based Comparison Among Young Adults Open
Educational interventions and improved student health services could be effective mechanisms to increase college students' knowledge, awareness, and perceived importance of obtaining their family health history.