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Theory of Planned Behavior interventions for reducing heterosexual risk behaviors: A meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Tyson, M., Covey, J., & Rosenthal, H. (2014). Theory of Planned Behavior interventions for reducing heterosexual risk behaviors: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 33(12), 1454-1467. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000047

Objective: The meta-analysis reported here examined interventions informed by the theory of planned behavior (TPB) or theory of reasoned action (TRA) aimed at reducing heterosexual risk behaviors (prevention of STDs and unwanted pregnancy). Methods:... Read More about Theory of Planned Behavior interventions for reducing heterosexual risk behaviors: A meta-analysis.

The effect of dynamic proximity cues on counterfactual plausibility (2014)
Journal Article
Covey, J., & Zhang, Q. (2014). The effect of dynamic proximity cues on counterfactual plausibility. Judgment and Decision Making, 9(6), 586-592

Previous research has found that people consult closeness or proximity cues when they evaluate the plausibility or likelihood of a counterfactual alternative to reality. In this paper we asked whether the plausibility of counterfactuals extends to dy... Read More about The effect of dynamic proximity cues on counterfactual plausibility.

The role of dispositional factors in moderating message framing effects (2014)
Journal Article
Covey, J. (2014). The role of dispositional factors in moderating message framing effects. Health Psychology, 33(1), 52-65. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029305

Objective: Health messages can be framed in terms of the benefits of adopting a recommendation (gain frame) or the costs of not adopting a recommendation (loss frame). In recent years, research has demonstrated that the relative persuasiveness of gai... Read More about The role of dispositional factors in moderating message framing effects.

Past and future implications of near-misses and their emotional consequences (2014)
Journal Article
Zhang, Q., & Covey, J. (2014). Past and future implications of near-misses and their emotional consequences. Experimental Psychology, 61(2), 118-126. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000231

he Reflection and Evaluation Model (REM) of comparative thinking predicts that temporal perspective could moderate people’s emotional reactions to close counterfactuals following near-misses (Markman & McMullen, 2003). The experiments reported in t... Read More about Past and future implications of near-misses and their emotional consequences.