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Dataset for P001/Austria: A global test of message framing on behavioural intentions, policy support, information seeking, and experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

PSA COVID-19 Rapid Project 001/Austria

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Psychological Science Accelerator

Abstract / Description

This proposal relates to the call of the PSA PSA COVID-19 Rapid Project 001 data collection effort in Austria. The COVID-19 pandemic presents a critical need to identify best practices for communicating health information to the global public. It also provides an opportunity to test theories about risk communication. As part of a larger Psychological Science Accelerator COVID-19 Rapid Project, a global consortium of researchers will experimentally test competing hypotheses regarding the effects of framing messages in terms of losses versus gains. We will examine effects on three primary outcomes: intentions to adhere to policies designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, opinions about such policies, and the likelihood that participants seek additional policy information. Whereas research on negativity bias and loss aversion predicts that loss-framing will have greater impact, research on encouraging the adoption of protective health behaviour suggests the opposite (i.e., gain-framing will be more persuasive). We will also assess effects on experienced anxiety. Given the potentially low cost and the scalable nature of framing interventions, results could be valuable to health organizations, policymakers, and news sources globally.

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2020

Publisher

PsychArchives

Citation

Psychological Science Accelerator. (2020). Dataset for P001/Austria: A global test of message framing on behavioural intentions, policy support, information seeking, and experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic [Data set]. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4340
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Psychological Science Accelerator
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2020-11-10T14:31:39Z
  • Made available on
    2020-11-10T14:31:39Z
  • Date of first publication
    2020
  • Abstract / Description
    This proposal relates to the call of the PSA PSA COVID-19 Rapid Project 001 data collection effort in Austria. The COVID-19 pandemic presents a critical need to identify best practices for communicating health information to the global public. It also provides an opportunity to test theories about risk communication. As part of a larger Psychological Science Accelerator COVID-19 Rapid Project, a global consortium of researchers will experimentally test competing hypotheses regarding the effects of framing messages in terms of losses versus gains. We will examine effects on three primary outcomes: intentions to adhere to policies designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, opinions about such policies, and the likelihood that participants seek additional policy information. Whereas research on negativity bias and loss aversion predicts that loss-framing will have greater impact, research on encouraging the adoption of protective health behaviour suggests the opposite (i.e., gain-framing will be more persuasive). We will also assess effects on experienced anxiety. Given the potentially low cost and the scalable nature of framing interventions, results could be valuable to health organizations, policymakers, and news sources globally.
  • Citation
    Psychological Science Accelerator. (2020). Dataset for P001/Austria: A global test of message framing on behavioural intentions, policy support, information seeking, and experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic [Data set]. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4340
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/3898
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4340
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3025
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3098
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3013
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Dataset for P001/Austria: A global test of message framing on behavioural intentions, policy support, information seeking, and experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic
    en_US
  • Alternative title
    PSA COVID-19 Rapid Project 001/Austria
    en_US
  • DRO type
    researchData
  • Leibniz subject classification
    Psychologie