Journal Articles & Supplemental Material (updated December 2020)
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Rader, K., Hovick, S. R., & Bigsby, E. (2021). "Are you clean?" Encouraging STI communication in casual encounters through narrative messages in romance novels. Advanced online publication. Communication Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2021.1899006
Reynolds-Tylus, T. J., Bigsby, E., & Quick, B. L. (2021). A comparison of three approaches for measuring negative cognitions for psychological reactance. Communication Methods and Measures, 15(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2020.1810647
Hovick, S. R., Bigsby, E., Wilson, S. R., & Thomas, S. N. (2020). Information seeking behaviors and intentions in response to environmental health risk messages: A test of a reduced risk information seeking model. Advanced online publication. Health Communication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1804139
Bigsby, E., Bigman, C. A., & Martinez Gonzalez, M. (2019). Exemplification theory: A review and meta-analysis of exemplar messages. Annals of the International Communication Association, 43(4), 273-296. doi:10.1080/23808985.2019.1681903
Bigsby, E., & Hovick, S. R. (2018). Understanding associations between information seeking and scanning and health risk behaviors: An early test of the structural influence model. Health Communication, 33, 315-325. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1266575
Bigsby, E., Seitz, H.H., Halpern, S., Volpp, K., & Cappella, J. N. (2017). Estimating acceptability of financial health incentives. Health Education & Behavior, 44, 513-518. doi:10.1177/1090198116664072
Bigsby, E., Monahan, J., & Ewoldsen, D. (2017). An examination of adolescent recall of anti-smoking messages: Attitudes, message type, and message perceptions. Health Communication, 32, 409-419. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1138390
Rhodes, N., Ralston, R., & Bigsby, E. (2016). Norms and teen reactance to antismoking PSAs. Journal of Health Communication, 21, 575-583. doi:10.1080/10810730.2015.1114052
Hovick, S. R., & Bigsby, E. (2016). Heart disease and colon cancer prevention beliefs and their association with information seeking and scanning. Journal of Health Communication, 21, 76-84. doi:10.1080/10810730.2015.1049307
Bigsby, E., Cappella, J.N., & Seitz, H. H. (2013). Efficiently and effectively evaluating public service announcements: Additional evidence for the utility of perceived effectiveness. Communication Monographs, 80, 1-23. doi:10.1080/03637751.2012.739706
Shen, L. & Bigsby, E. (2010). Behavioral activation/inhibition systems and emotions: A test of valence vs. action tendency hypotheses. Communication Monographs, 77, 1-26. doi:10.1080/03637750903514268
Silk, K.J., Bigsby, E., Volkman, J., Kingsley, C., Atkin, C., Ferrara, M., et al. (2006). Formative research on adolescent and adult perceptions of risk factors for breast cancer. Social Science & Medicine, 63, 3124-3136. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.010
Reynolds-Tylus, T. J., Bigsby, E., & Quick, B. L. (2021). A comparison of three approaches for measuring negative cognitions for psychological reactance. Communication Methods and Measures, 15(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2020.1810647
Hovick, S. R., Bigsby, E., Wilson, S. R., & Thomas, S. N. (2020). Information seeking behaviors and intentions in response to environmental health risk messages: A test of a reduced risk information seeking model. Advanced online publication. Health Communication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1804139
Bigsby, E., Bigman, C. A., & Martinez Gonzalez, M. (2019). Exemplification theory: A review and meta-analysis of exemplar messages. Annals of the International Communication Association, 43(4), 273-296. doi:10.1080/23808985.2019.1681903
Bigsby, E., & Hovick, S. R. (2018). Understanding associations between information seeking and scanning and health risk behaviors: An early test of the structural influence model. Health Communication, 33, 315-325. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1266575
Bigsby, E., Seitz, H.H., Halpern, S., Volpp, K., & Cappella, J. N. (2017). Estimating acceptability of financial health incentives. Health Education & Behavior, 44, 513-518. doi:10.1177/1090198116664072
Bigsby, E., Monahan, J., & Ewoldsen, D. (2017). An examination of adolescent recall of anti-smoking messages: Attitudes, message type, and message perceptions. Health Communication, 32, 409-419. doi:10.1080/10410236.2016.1138390
Rhodes, N., Ralston, R., & Bigsby, E. (2016). Norms and teen reactance to antismoking PSAs. Journal of Health Communication, 21, 575-583. doi:10.1080/10810730.2015.1114052
Hovick, S. R., & Bigsby, E. (2016). Heart disease and colon cancer prevention beliefs and their association with information seeking and scanning. Journal of Health Communication, 21, 76-84. doi:10.1080/10810730.2015.1049307
Bigsby, E., Cappella, J.N., & Seitz, H. H. (2013). Efficiently and effectively evaluating public service announcements: Additional evidence for the utility of perceived effectiveness. Communication Monographs, 80, 1-23. doi:10.1080/03637751.2012.739706
Shen, L. & Bigsby, E. (2010). Behavioral activation/inhibition systems and emotions: A test of valence vs. action tendency hypotheses. Communication Monographs, 77, 1-26. doi:10.1080/03637750903514268
Silk, K.J., Bigsby, E., Volkman, J., Kingsley, C., Atkin, C., Ferrara, M., et al. (2006). Formative research on adolescent and adult perceptions of risk factors for breast cancer. Social Science & Medicine, 63, 3124-3136. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.010
Book & Encyclopedia Chapters
Bigsby, E., & Wilson, S. (2021). Reactance. In J. Van den Bulck, Ewoldsen, D., M.-L. Mares, & E. Scharrer (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of media psychology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119011071.iemp0284
Bigsby, E., (2017). Sampling, nonprobability. In M. Allen (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. 1537-1538). Sage.
Shen, L., & Bigsby, E. (2013). The effects of message features: Content, structure, & style. In J. P. Dillard, & L. Shen (Eds.), The Sage handbook of persuasion: Developments in theory and practice (2nd edition) (pp. 20-25). Sage. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218410.n2
Bigsby, E., (2017). Sampling, nonprobability. In M. Allen (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. 1537-1538). Sage.
Shen, L., & Bigsby, E. (2013). The effects of message features: Content, structure, & style. In J. P. Dillard, & L. Shen (Eds.), The Sage handbook of persuasion: Developments in theory and practice (2nd edition) (pp. 20-25). Sage. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218410.n2