1.0Covid-19 and the Social Sciences - Social Science Research Council (SSRC)https://covid19research.ssrc.orgSSRC-Adminhttps://covid19research.ssrc.org/author/ssrc-admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://covid19research.ssrc.org/grantee/persuasiveness-of-covid-19-health-messages-effects-of-psycholinguistic-variables/">Persuasiveness of Covid-19 Health Messages: Effects of Psycholinguistic Variables</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if("link"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),i.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),a=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://covid19research.ssrc.org/grantee/persuasiveness-of-covid-19-health-messages-effects-of-psycholinguistic-variables/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Persuasiveness of Covid-19 Health Messages: Effects of Psycholinguistic Variables” — Covid-19 and the Social Sciences - Social Science Research Council (SSRC)" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://covid19research.ssrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/rrg_header.jpg1500460The Covid-19 pandemic challenges many aspects of public health systems, including health communication. How do you persuade someone of the need for face masks? Or to stay six feet away from others? What about convincing people to do it all again when the next wave arrives? We take steps toward addressing these challenges by focusing … Read More »