Abstract
Uncertainty is a central characteristic of many aspects of cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Brashers’s (2001) uncertainty management theory details the multifaceted nature of uncertainty and describes situations in which uncertainty can both positively and negatively affect health outcomes. The current study extends theory on uncertainty management by developing four scale measures of uncertainty preferences in the context of cancer. Two national surveys were conducted to validate the scales and assess convergent and concurrent validity. Results support the factor structure of each measure and provide general support across multiple validity assessments. These scales can advance research on uncertainty and cancer communication by providing researchers with measures that address multiple aspects of uncertainty management.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 979-988 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Communication |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Medicine(all)
- Communication
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Library and Information Sciences
Cite this
Reducing, Maintaining, or Escalating Uncertainty? The Development and Validation of Four Uncertainty Preference Scales Related to Cancer Information Seeking and Avoidance. / Carcioppolo, Nick; Yang, Fan; Yang, Qinghua.
In: Journal of Health Communication, Vol. 21, No. 9, 01.09.2016, p. 979-988.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing, Maintaining, or Escalating Uncertainty? The Development and Validation of Four Uncertainty Preference Scales Related to Cancer Information Seeking and Avoidance
AU - Carcioppolo, Nick
AU - Yang, Fan
AU - Yang, Qinghua
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Uncertainty is a central characteristic of many aspects of cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Brashers’s (2001) uncertainty management theory details the multifaceted nature of uncertainty and describes situations in which uncertainty can both positively and negatively affect health outcomes. The current study extends theory on uncertainty management by developing four scale measures of uncertainty preferences in the context of cancer. Two national surveys were conducted to validate the scales and assess convergent and concurrent validity. Results support the factor structure of each measure and provide general support across multiple validity assessments. These scales can advance research on uncertainty and cancer communication by providing researchers with measures that address multiple aspects of uncertainty management.
AB - Uncertainty is a central characteristic of many aspects of cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Brashers’s (2001) uncertainty management theory details the multifaceted nature of uncertainty and describes situations in which uncertainty can both positively and negatively affect health outcomes. The current study extends theory on uncertainty management by developing four scale measures of uncertainty preferences in the context of cancer. Two national surveys were conducted to validate the scales and assess convergent and concurrent validity. Results support the factor structure of each measure and provide general support across multiple validity assessments. These scales can advance research on uncertainty and cancer communication by providing researchers with measures that address multiple aspects of uncertainty management.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979547083&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84979547083&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10810730.2016.1184357
DO - 10.1080/10810730.2016.1184357
M3 - Article
C2 - 27450905
AN - SCOPUS:84979547083
VL - 21
SP - 979
EP - 988
JO - Journal of Health Communication
JF - Journal of Health Communication
SN - 1081-0730
IS - 9
ER -