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Benjamin R. Bates
Researcher at Ohio University
Publications - 94
Citations - 1885
Benjamin R. Bates is an academic researcher from Ohio University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 83 publications receiving 1628 citations. Previous affiliations of Benjamin R. Bates include University of Georgia & Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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The effect of source credibility on consumers' perceptions of the quality of health information on the Internet
TL;DR: Examination of consumer evaluations of web pages attributed to a credible source as compared to generic web pages on measures of message quality demonstrated that differences in attribution to a source did not have a significant effect on consumers' evaluations of the quality of the information.
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Warranted concerns, warranted outlooks: a focus group study of public understandings of genetic research.
TL;DR: How the American public accounts for the concerns that they have about genetic research and the benefits that they foresee are discussed and the ways that researchers and policymakers could adapt to public concerns about genetics are discussed.
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The Use of Gain- or Loss-Frame Messages and Efficacy Appeals to Dissuade Excessive Alcohol Consumption Among College Students: A Test of Psychological Reactance Theory
Brian L. Quick,Benjamin R. Bates +1 more
TL;DR: The present study applies psychological reactance theory to examine the effectiveness of a 2 (frame: gain, loss) × 2 (efficacy: present, not present) experiment to determine best practices in dissuading excessive alcohol consumption among college students and results support using efficacy appeals when accompanied by a loss-frame message.
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Public culture and public understanding of genetics: a focus group study.
TL;DR: The study found that the public processed a greater variety of messages than assumed by previous researchers, including documentaries, non-sciencefiction films, and popular television in addition to previous researchers’ focus on science fiction and news media.
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What does “A gene for heart disease” mean? A focus group study of public understandings of genetic risk factors
TL;DR: Overall, naming “a gene for heart disease” does not appear to have a deterministic impact on a plurality of participants' perceptions of risks associated with genetic factors.