This dissertation investigates influencing factors of persuasion relating to messages aiming to promote healthy and pro-environmental behavior as well as outcomes of successful persuasive communication on individuals’ health and the environment. Over the course of three empirical chapters, this dissertation demonstrates that matching individual (i.e., construal level and pre-existing attitudes) and message-related factors (i.e., contextual message framing and message source) of a persuasive message yields favorable responses – immediately following the message and after a delay. The studies provide meaningful guidance to researchers and practitioners in the field of promoting health and the environment.
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This dissertation investigates influencing factors of persuasion relating to messages aiming to promote healthy and pro-environmental behavior as well as outcomes of successful persuasive communication on individuals’ health and the environment. Over the course of three empirical chapters, this dissertation demonstrates that matching individual (i.e., construal level and pre-existing attitudes) and message-related factors (i.e., contextual message framing and message source) of a persuasive mess...
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