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  • Understanding how message framing influences threat preparedness is crucial for public health and safety.
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  • To investigate the impact of assigning human versus threat agency on individuals' behavioral intentions regarding threat preparedness.
  • To explore the moderating role of threat type (human-ascribed vs. non-human-ascribed) in the relationship between agency assignment and preparedness intentions.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental design with participants randomly assigned to four conditions: human agency/human threat, human agency/non-human threat, threat agency/human threat, threat agency/non-human threat.
  • Participants received two messages in random order, and their responses, including behavioral intentions for threat preparedness, were measured.
  • Analysis involved examining main effects of agency assignment and interaction effects with threat type on behavioral intentions.

Main Results:

  • A significant main effect of agency assignment was found: threat agency increased behavioral intentions for threat preparedness compared to human agency.
  • An agency assignment by threat type interaction emerged, demonstrating that threat agency was more effective for non-human-ascribed threats than human-ascribed threats.
  • This interaction indicated a partial matching effect where threat agency enhanced behavioral intentions for non-human threats but not for human threats.

Conclusions:

  • Framing messages with threat agency can be a more effective strategy for promoting threat preparedness behaviors, particularly for threats not directly linked to human actors.
  • The findings suggest a nuanced approach is needed, considering both the source of agency and the nature of the threat when designing public safety communications.
  • Implications for risk communication strategies highlight the importance of tailoring message elements to optimize public response to diverse threat types.