Threatening communication: a critical re-analysis and a revised meta-analytic test of fear appeal theory.

Health Psychol Rev · 2013 · PMC3678850 · PMID 23772231

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closest p · 1.3× alpha

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boldest claim

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almost achieved significancep = 0.066so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Both corresponding Qs almost achieved significance [Q(8) = 14.66, p = 0.066 and Q(6) = 10.66, p = 0.099].

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almost significantno p-value reported

A somewhat worrying finding of this meta-analysis was that under low efficacy, the effect of threat was negative and almost significant.

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borderline significantno p-value reported

Interestingly, the effect of threat under low efficacy is borderline significant and negative, suggesting that high threat may decrease behaviour when efficacy is low.

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