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Die Bedeutung sozialer Vergleichsprozesse für die Gesundheitskommunikation

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Zusammenfassung

Soziale Vergleichsprozesse können in medienvermittelten Situationen einen Einfluss auf verschiedene gesundheitsrelevante Faktoren, wie z. B. Wissen, Einstellungen, Intentionen oder tatsächliches Verhalten, haben. Die Konfrontation mit Medienpersonen und die daraus entstehenden Bindungen können, in Abhängigkeit des dargestellten Verhaltens, sowohl positive als auch negative Folgen für das Wohlbefinden und die Gesundheit der Rezipientinnen und Rezipienten haben. Dieses Kapitel beleuchtet die Entstehung und die Folgen sozialer Vergleichsprozesse und gibt darauf aufbauend einen Überblick zu deren Relevanz für die Gesundheitskommunikation. Vor dem Hintergrund einschlägiger Studien werden sowohl gesundheitsrelevante Chancen als auch Risiken identifiziert.

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    Hier wird betont, dass Menschen ihre Handlungen entlang der Interpretation der Handlungen anderer interpretieren.

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    Hier wird untersucht, wie Menschen sich erklären, warum andere etwas tun – und dazu andere (1) beachten müssen sowie (2) Beweggründe zuschreiben (attribuieren) als (3) intern oder extern verursacht.

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Fahr, A., Ort, A. (2017). Die Bedeutung sozialer Vergleichsprozesse für die Gesundheitskommunikation. In: Rossmann, C., Hastall, M. (eds) Handbuch Gesundheitskommunikation. Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10948-6_21-1

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