Staying abreast of breast cancer: examining how communication and motivation relate to Singaporean women's breast cancer knowledge
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Numerous health communication studies have highlighted the importance of factual knowledge as an antecedent to health behavior, but few have explored other dimensions of health knowledge, such as structural knowledge. This study seeks to fill this gap by investigating conceptual differences between these two kinds of knowledge in the context of breast cancer in Singapore, and find out how communication and motivational factors are related to them. Using a nationally representative random-digit-dialing survey of women aged 30–70 (N = 802), results showed that interpersonal communication and elaboration were associated with both knowledge types. Attention to online health news and the level of risk perception were positively associated with structural knowledge but not factual knowledge. Theoretical and practical implications for health communication were discussed.
Source: Asian Journal of Communication
Authors: Edmund W. J. Lee, Shirley S. Ho
Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
Topic: Media Influence and Health
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Nanyang Technological University
Award: G306905651
OpenAlex ID: W2155191419