Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209413

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0209413

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The boomerang effect of rumour denials: An attributional analysis. Rumours can have many harmful consequences. They may lead to damaged reputations, reduced morale, panic, stress and loss of interpersonal trust. Furthermore, they are very hard to manage. A simple denial of a rumour can often result in increased belief in the rumour. This boomerang effect makes it very difficult to combat harmful rumours. The proposed research applies causal attribution theory to explain the causes behind the boomerang effect. It uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments and aims to develop and test strategies to overcome this effect.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 20-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $95,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Industrial And Organisational Psychology | Advertising And Public Relations | Psychology | Social And Community Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Work not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Advertising And Public Relations | Communication Not Elsewhere Classified | Industrial And Organisational Psychology | Psychology | Social And Community Psychology | Work not elsewhere classified

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