Published on May 26, 2021 – The upcoming 71st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) will be a virtual conference to be held from 27 to 31 May 2021 with “Engaging the Essential Work of Care: Communication, Connectedness, and Social Justice” as conference theme. Several ACHC researchers will present their latest work online. We are proud to have many presentations at this year’s conference on a large variety of topics. Below you can find an overview of the health communication presentations. Please do not hesitate to contact the presenters if you want more information.
Session: Health Information Needs, Sources, and Diffusion
Title: Sick for Information? Information Needs and Media Use of the Dutch Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Fam te Poel, Annemiek Linn, Susanne Baumgartner, Liset van Dijk, Eline Smit
Session: Information Seeking During Health Crises
Title: A health crisis in the age of misinformation: How media and misperceptions affect our behavior
Authors: Corine Meppelink, Linda Bos, Mark Boukes, Judith Möller
Session: Health Communication Messaging
Title: Available thus true? The role of the availability heuristic in the effectiveness of vaccination narratives
Authors: Lisa Vandeberg, Corine Meppelink, José Sanders, Marieke Fransen
Session: Panel “Persuasive Messaging to Curb the COVID-19 Pandemic and Infodemic: Questions and Lessons from around the Globe”
Title: Effective Health Communication – A Key Factor in the Battle against COVID-19
Authors: Julia van Weert, Thabo van Woudenberg, Marijn de Bruin, Moniek Buijzen, Mattijs Lambooij, Roy Hendrikx, Martine Bouman, & Bas van den Putte
Session: New Insights From Systemic Reviews of the Health Communication Literature
Title: Factors Motivating and Impeding Medication-Related Clinical Decision Support System Usage Among Clinicians: A Systematic Review
Authors: Leonie Westerbeek, Kimberley Ploegmakers, Gert-Jan de Bruijn, Annemiek Linn, Julia van Weert, Joost Daams, Nathalie Velde, Henk van Weert, Ameen Abu-Hanna & Stephanie Medlock
Session: Advances in Cancer Communication
Title: Communicating with Older Migrant Patients with Cancer: Differences in Perceived Communication Barriers between Health Care Providers
Authors: Hande Sungur, Barbara Schouten, Maria Muijsenbergh, Julia van Weert
Session: ICA Fellows Panel Talks: Psychology, Communication Influence, and Social Interaction
Author: Peter Neijens
Session: Advertising and Authenticity
Title: Investigating the Roles of Privacy Concern and OBA Knowledge in the Effects of Online Behavioral Advertising: A Comparative Study of China and the Netherlands
Authors: Dong Zhang, Hilde Voorveld, Sophie Boerman
Session: Promising Early Career Papers of Information Systems
Title: Share Versus Read: Delineating Share-Forward and Click-Through of News Information on Social Media
Authors: H. Y. Chan, C. Scholz, E. Baek, M. B. O’Donnell, E.B. Falk
Session: Methodological Advances in Communication Science and Biology
Title: Being the Gatekeeper: How Neural Encoding of Information is Affected Durng Sharing Decisions
Authors: H. Y. Chan, C. Scholz, E. Baek, M. B. O’Donnell, E.B. Falk
Session: Top Student Papers in Communication and Technology
Title: Biased by Being There: The Persuasive Impact of Spatial Presence on Cognitive Processing
Authors: Priska Breves
Session: Influencers and Reviewers
Title: Social Media Influencers as Hidden Persuaders. The Impact of Non-Followers’ and Followers’ Parasocial Relationships on Persuasive Processes and Advertising Effectiveness
Authors: Priska Breves, Nicole Liebers, Bernadette Motschenbacher, Leonie Reus
Session: Promising Student Papers of Information Systems
Title: Blind Trust? The Importance and Interplay of Parasocial Relationships and Advertising Disclosures in Explaining Persuasive Effectivity of Influencers on Their Followers
Authors: Priska Breves, Jana Amrehn, Anna Heidenreich, Nicole Liebers, Holger Schramm
Session: In the Crowds We Trust: Credibility in Social Media and Online News
Title: WhatsApp Marketing: A Study on WhatsApp Brand Communication and the Role of Trust in Self
Authors: Brahim Zarouali, Anna Brosius, Natali Helberger, Claes Vreese
Session: Science and Skeptics: Persuasion Processes in Computer-Mediated Channels
Title: Introducing the Algorithmic Persuasion Framework (APF) in Online Communication: Conceptualization, Framework, and a Future Research Agenda
Authors: Brahim Zarouali, Sophie Boerman, Hilde Voorveld, Guda Van Noort
Session: Strategies to Engage the Audience
Title: Assessing Predictors of (Topical) News Avoidance and User-Driven Counter Strategies With a Longitudinal Chatbot Survey
Authors: Jakob Ohme, Theo Araujo, Brahim Zarouali, Claes de Vreese
Session: How Candidates Use Facebook Ads in Elections
Title: (Tar)getting You: Understanding How Political Actors Use Microtargeted Messages
Authors: Sanne Kruikemeier, Susan Vermeer, Nadia Metoui, Tom Dobber, Brahim Zarouali
Awards:
- Priska Breves & co-uathors, Promising Student Paper award of Information Systems for paper titled: Blind Trust? The Importance and Interplay of Parasocial Relationships and Advertising Disclosures in Explaining Persuasive Effectivity of Influencers on Their Followers
- Priska Breves, Top Student Paper of Communication and Technology for paper titled: Biased by Being There: The Persuasive Impact of Spatial Presence on Cognitive Processing
- Hang Yee Chan, Christin Scholz & co-authors, Promising Early Career Paper award of Information Systems for paper titled: Share Versus Read: Delineating Share-Forward and Click-Through of News Information on Social Media