Message Quality Research Articles

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN DELIVERING MESSAGES TO GENERATION Z IN THE COUNSELING PROCESS(A Study of Family Planning Counselors in Tanggamus Regency, Lampung)

The rapid advancement of the digital era has significantly influenced social activities, particularly in information and communication technology, which now encompasses visual, audio, and audiovisual formats. Family Planning Counselors serve as the frontline representatives of the National Population and Family Planning Board, and their counseling activities must adapt creatively to current trends to effectively engage their target audience. Conventional communication methods have proven less effective and appealing to Generation Z, who perceive them as monotonous and unengaging. Thus, this study aims to explore the effectiveness of digital communication in delivering messages to Generation Z.This research applies the conventional-interactional theory as a framework. Data collection techniques include field observations, interviews with key informants, and documentation of research findings. The results indicate that digital communication surpasses traditional methods in terms of communication design, message quality, time efficiency, and overcoming spatial limitations. Through digital platforms, Family Planning Counselors can deliver messages more effectively on a large scale, aligning with the evolving preferences and technological familiarity of Generation Z

Out of sight but in mind: Experimentally activating partner representations in daily life buffers against common stressors.

Lab experiments have shown that reminders of romantic partners buffer against stressors. Yet, tightly controlled experiments do not mimic what transpires in people's actual lives. Thus, an important question is as follows: To what extent do reminders of romantic partners confer affective benefits when they occur "in the wild" as people experience their daily activities? To capture people's emotional experience in real time, two studies, each spanning 3 months, used event-contingent ecological momentary assessments with a within-subject experimental manipulation. Prior to encountering a stressful event (taking an exam), participants received either a supportive text message from their partner or no message (Studies 1 and 2), or a supportive text message from the research team (Study 2). Receiving supportive partner messages, compared to no messages or messages from the research team, led to less negative affect and greater positive affect, and to less negative affect and greater positive affect about the exam itself. Receiving supportive partner messages had no statistically significant effects on subjective stress. Interestingly, the quality of the partner messages, as coded by independent raters, did not significantly predict the magnitude of the affective benefits. These findings suggest that receiving any supportive partner message, and not necessarily more subtle differences in the quality of the message, may be the key ingredient for these benefits to occur. The present work advances understanding of how the symbolic presence of partners confers affective regulatory benefits in everyday life. Implications for emotion regulation and the utility of integrating perspectives from adult attachment are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Assessing the Quality of COVID-19 Messages on Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Website: A Content Analysis

Assessing the Quality of COVID-19 Messages on Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Website: A Content Analysis

The Effect of Social Media Campaign Adoption: Content and Message Quality to Brand Image as a Competitive Advantage

The development of the digital world encourages business actors to innovate in the process of introducing brands to the public. Brand image greatly influences how consumers view a product, this also greatly influences the decision to purchase a product. This brand introduction process is carried out using several methods including using social media marketing. Several factors influence the process of introducing this brand, the use of the wrong message and the use of poor-quality content will affect the results. This study aims to analyze the Influence of Content Quality and Message Quality on Brand Image Brand in MSMEs in Tirtajaya Village. With a total of 50 respondents from MSME actors, data was collected using a questionnaire which made this research method Quantitative. Based on data analysis, it was found that Content Quality and Message Quality had a positive effect on how the public views the brand. Further research can be improved by measuring other variables such as the selection of marketing media.

Information Needs to Influence the Quality of Development Messages and News in the Digital Media Era

The presence of development journalists is needed to criticize, study, evaluate, and report on the relevance of development projects. The press, as the fourth pillar of democracy, has a very crucial role in conveying criticism. The research aims to analyze the influence of society's information needs (X1), politics (X2), and government (X3) on the quality of development messages (Y1) and news (Y2). The research methodology uses a mixed-methods approach with a sequential explanation strategy. The research population covers television news viewers and observers. The research sample consisted of 110 respondents who were viewers and observers of news broadcasts in mainstream media. The research results show: (1) there is a significant influence between the information need variable based on the community perspective (X1) on the quality of development messages (Y1); (2) there is no significant influence between the variable information needs based on the perspective of the business world (X2), politics (X3), and government (X4) on news quality (Y2), but there is an influence of public information needs (X1) on news quality (Y2). Based on information from press representative institutions, there was a decline in quality caused by: (1) complaints of violations from the Indonesian Broadcasting Institution; (2) less attractive news packaging; (4) social media competition; (5) in-depth news analysis; (6) intervention from stakeholders; (7) lack of cross-sectoral support; and (8) the small compensation received by journalists. In conclusion, information needs based on society's perspective do not influence the quality of development messages but do influence the quality of news.

Use of Social Media in Disaster Management: Challenges and Strategies

Studies on social media (SM) and disaster management (DM) have mainly focused on the adaptation, application, and use of SM in each stage of DM. With the widespread availability and use of SM, the effective utilisation of SM in DM is impeded by various challenges but not yet comprehensively researched. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the challenges as well as the strategies to overcome the challenges and categorises them into a classified model. This study adopts a systematic literature review to present and analyse the challenges and strategies for using SM in DM. Utilising prominent databases, 72 publications were carefully selected and analysed qualitatively using content analysis. The findings revealed four key challenges to its users: the spread of misinformation; insufficient human resources to manage SM use; the lack of trust in information and authorities; and the poor information quality and content of messages. This study identified several strategies to overcome challenges, which can be classified into three sectors of the SM community: individuals, organisations, and SM companies. These findings contribute to enhancing the effective utilisation of SM in DM by community practitioners. Furthermore, this study provides insight into the current status of knowledge and identifies the research gaps around SM in DM for future research.

Towards AI-Driven Healthcare: Systematic Optimization, Linguistic Analysis, and Clinicians' Evaluation of Large Language Models for Smoking Cessation Interventions.

Creating intervention messages for smoking cessation is a labor-intensive process. Advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a promising alternative for automated message generation. Two critical questions remain: 1) How to optimize LLMs to mimic human expert writing, and 2) Do LLM-generated messages meet clinical standards? We systematically examined the message generation and evaluation processes through three studies investigating prompt engineering (Study 1), decoding optimization (Study 2), and expert review (Study 3). We employed computational linguistic analysis in LLM assessment and established a comprehensive evaluation framework, incorporating automated metrics, linguistic attributes, and expert evaluations. Certified tobacco treatment specialists assessed the quality, accuracy, credibility, and persuasiveness of LLM-generated messages, using expert-written messages as the benchmark. Results indicate that larger LLMs, including ChatGPT, OPT-13B, and OPT-30B, can effectively emulate expert writing to generate well-written, accurate, and persuasive messages, thereby demonstrating the capability of LLMs in augmenting clinical practices of smoking cessation interventions.

Komunikasi Kesehatan Mental untuk Menciptakan Kepuasan Pengguna Telemedicine

Communication through mobile apps is still looking for a better form, how to be carried out effectively, and how to be well received by the audience. One of the mobile apps widely used by the public today is telemedicine, which offers the integration of various health services. In health communications, the message sent by the doctor is proven to affect patient satisfaction. However, no studies on user satisfaction with telemedicine regarding mental health have been found. One telemedicine service in Indonesia is Halodoc, which provides psychological consultation and mental health articles. This study seeks to prove whether the quality of psychological consultation messages and mental health articles affects Halodoc user satisfaction. Concepts used are health communication, communication psychology, interpersonal communication, message quality, and customer satisfaction. With the quantitative method, this research sampling technique was purposive sampling. Questionnaires were distributed through Google Docs to 100 male and female respondents over 17 years old who had psychological consultations and read mental health articles through Halodoc in the last six months. With all the significant values being 0,000, this study finds out the effect of message in psychological consultation (0,461), mental health articles (0,469), and both together (0,560) on telemedicine user satisfaction.

Factors Associated With Information Credibility Perceptions: A Meta-Analysis

Research on factors influencing information credibility judgment is increasing, whereas their findings are mixed. This study conducted a meta-analysis of 85 empirical studies, synthesizing the effects of 12 frequently examined source, content, channel, and receiver factors on information credibility perception. Results reveal that message quality, source credibility, and message fluency have large correlations with credibility perception, while other factors show small-to-medium correlations. Personal topic knowledge does not have a significant relationship with credibility perception. Gender composition, information channel, topic, and research method significantly moderate the aggregated relationships. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Knowledge and Practice of Caregivers about Use of Oral Rehydration Therapy in Management of Diarrhea in Ishaka Adventist Hospital Bushenyi District

Diarrhoea induced dehydration remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years in Ishaka Adventist Hospital’s catchment area. This study was therefore conducted to determine the Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) knowledge and practices of caregivers with under 5-year-old children. A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the knowledge and practices of caregivers of children under 5 years of age regarding ORT. Data was collected from 100 caregivers using stratified and convenient sampling, through an interviewer admitted structured questionnaire for knowledge on ORT and an observation checklist for use of ORT. Data was analyzed using Microsoft excel program and presented as descriptive statistics. Caregivers of children under 5 years of age, in general, were found to be equipped with average knowledge about oral rehydration Therapy although the majority did not know how to prepare ORT for use in the prevention/management of dehydration caused by diarrhoea. It can thus be concluded that the ORS knowledge and practices among caregivers were deficient. The implication of this finding is that more needs to be done to strengthen the quality of ORT promotional messages and education given to caregivers in terms of the actual function of ORT so that they can appreciate why it is critical to use it with the onset of diarrhoea. Keywords: Diarrhoea, Infant mortality, Oral Rehydration Therapy, Watery stool.

The Impact of Effort Attributions on the Quality of Esteem Support Messages Produced

ABSTRACT Research indicates that receiving esteem support has multiple benefits, however, less is known about the factors that influence the production of esteem support messages of varying quality. We examine how characteristics of potential recipients shape esteem support message production, specifically, how recipients’ effort to help themselves may alter emotions and motivations of potential esteem support providers, affecting the quality of esteem support messages produced. A between-subjects experiment tested predictions derived from the attribution-emotion-action model (AEAM) and the cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages (CETESM). Results are consistent with a process of serial mediation where recipient effort causes effort attributions in potential support providers, which increase sympathy, which increases helping motivation, leading to more high-quality content in esteem support messages. Anger, although negatively associated with effort attribution, did not appear to play a mediating role in esteem support message production within the job search context. Theoretic and pragmatic implications are discussed.

Framework for SQL Error Message Design: A Data-Driven Approach

Software developers use a significant amount of time reading and interpreting error messages. However, error messages have often been based on either anecdotal evidence or expert opinion, disregarding novices, who arguably are the ones who benefit the most from effective error messages. Furthermore, the usability aspects of Structured Query Language (SQL) error messages have not received much scientific attention. In this mixed-methods study, we coded a total of 128 error messages from eight database management systems (DBMS), and using data from 311 participants, analysed 4,796 queries using regression analysis to find out if and how acknowledged error message qualities explain SQL syntax error fixing success rates. Additionally, we performed a conventional content analysis on 1,505 suggestions on how to improve SQL error messages, and based on the analysis, formulated a framework consisting of nine guidelines for SQL error message design. The results indicate that general error message qualities do not necessarily explain query fixing success in the context of SQL syntax errors and that even some novel NewSQL systems fail to account for basic error message design guidelines. The error message design framework and examples of its practical applications shown in this study are applicable in educational contexts as well as by DBMS vendors in understanding novice perspectives in error message design.

Image Steganography Using LSB and Hybrid Encryption Algorithms

In today’s era of widespread web technology and cloud computing, ensuring data security has become a crucial concern across various industries. Instances of data breaches and vulnerabilities in cloud storage have emphasized the need for robust data protection and communication protocols, particularly in sectors like social media, military, and research. This research proposes a Multi-Level Steganography (MLS) algorithm that employs two encryption algorithms, AES and Blow-Fish, to secure the cover image and embed encryption keys as key images within the stego image. The proposed MLS algorithm incorporates a robust pixel randomization function to enhance the security of the encrypted data. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm effectively protects data with high Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and low Mean Square Error (MSE) values, ensuring superior image quality, reliable encryption, and decryption of secret messages. The utilization of hybrid encryption with AES and BlowFish algorithms further strengthens the algorithm’s security by augmenting the complexity of the encryption process.

Assessing the quality of COVID-19 messages on Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences' website: A content analysis (Preprint)

Assessing the quality of COVID-19 messages on Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences' website: A content analysis (Preprint)

Examining the Attributional Links Between Message Quality and Outcomes of Emotional Support Received on Facebook

ABSTRACT Facebook users can receive high quality emotional support in response to their posts, but not all emotional support is of the same quality nor does it all benefit support receivers. Receivers’ perceptions of supportive messages influence the outcomes they experience. This study assessed support receivers’ attributions for the helpful support offered to them on Facebook to understand how their perceptions of the causes of that support may explain why some messages produce more beneficial outcomes than others. Participants (N = 147), who comprised predominantly white, female Facebook users in the United States, identified the most helpful comment on a recent support-seeking post on Facebook, rated the extent to which they made three types of attributions (dispositional, interpersonal, and medium) for the comment, and rated their corresponding emotional improvement. Raters coded the level of verbal person-centeredness (VPC) of each comment. Supportive messages with higher levels of VPC corresponded with more dispositional attributions and fewer medium attributions. Dispositional attributions also explained why the level of VPC of the most helpful comments was positively associated with emotional improvement.

Efficient Strategy to Exchange Road Messages Between Smart Vehicles and Wireless Sensor Networks in Hybrid Sensor and Vehicular Networks

The aim of the intelligent transport system (ITS) is the improvement of road safety. This system is based on intelligent vehicles composing a network called Vehicular Ad hoc NETwork (VANET). This network suffers from a disconnection problem due to its dynamic topology. Therefore, a framework of collaboration between the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and VANET called Hybr1id Sensor and Vehicular Networks (HSVN) has been proposed. In HSVN, the WSN can play the role of a relay between disconnected vehicles. This paper aims to propose a strategy allowing the exchange of messages between the two networks. That reduces the number of accidents and improves the management of road traffic. We can summarize our proposition in three essential points. First, an algorithm is proposed to decompose the vehicular network into clusters. This algorithm takes into account the mobile aspect of vehicles and the road model. Second, a data encoding model and a message model have been proposed to improve the quality of messages. That reduces the response time of drivers to a critical situation. Finally, an exchange algorithm is proposed to ensure the transmission of road messages between vehicles and sensors. Its principle of work is based on several scenarios defined relative to the network condition. Obtained results show an improvement in the delivery delays of road messages and the number of exchanged road messages between the vehicles.

Comparing E-Commerce Micro- and Macroinfluencers in TikTok Videos: Effects of Strategies on Audience Likes, Audience Shares, and Brand Sales

This article compares how micro- and macroinfluencers promote audience likes, shares, and brand sales in TikTok videos (Douyin in China). Using insights from the extant literature, the study examines how influencers’ charisma strategy (including attractiveness), content strategy (including message quality), and bonding strategy (audience relationship) affect audience likes, audience shares, and brand sales. The findings confirm the core tenet of charisma and content strategies. Some unexpected effects of the bonding strategy that correspond to the two (micro versus macro) influencer groups are also revealed. The salience of these strategies justifies the uniqueness of influencer marketing and helps link it to the celebrity brand endorsement literature. It also shows how microinfluencers, a topic of emerging significance, can thrive. The study provides insights for future research and industry advancement.

The Influence of Ad Creativity, Message Quality, and Viewing Frequency on Consumer Purchase Intention: Case Study on Students of Universitas Perjuangan Tasikmalaya

This research focuses on advertising effectiveness by considering three key variables, namely advertising creativity, message quality, and viewing frequency. The main objective of the study is to assess the influence of these advertising effectiveness variables, which include Advertising Creativity, Message Quality, and frequency views, on consumer purchase intention. In addition, this study also aims to identify which variables are dominant in influencing consumer purchase intentions.
 This study uses the Multiple Linear Regression analysis method with the help of SPSS software version 22.0. The research population consists of students of Universitas Perjuangan who have watched Mi Indomie television advertisements at least 3 times. The research sample consisted of 170 respondents selected using non-probability sampling technique with accidental sampling method, namely by distributing questionnaires as a data collection tool.
 The results showed that the variables of advertising creativity, message quality, and frequency of ad viewing have a positive and significant influence on consumer buying interest. The results of the analysis also indicate that the advertising creativity variable is the most dominant variable in influencing consumer buying interest. Thus, this study provides further understanding of how advertising effectiveness, especially through improving advertising creativity, message quality, and frequency of ad serving, can increase consumer purchase intention. These findings can be a valuable guide for advertising and marketing practitioners in designing more effective advertising campaigns.

Sistem Komunikasi Pemerintah Dalam Pelestarian Budaya Karapan Sapi

Cultural preservation is one of the tasks of the Sampang Regency Government to maintain the cow race culture as one of the local cultural potentials of the region. The Sampang Government's communication system is very limited even though the system must remain balanced, so that the system can maintain its existence against environmental changes that occur. Some problems to date have not been able to be solved due to budget constraints, limited knowledge and communication intensity between the government and preservationists. The purpose of this research is to analyse the government's communication system in preserving the culture of the bull race. This research method uses a qualitative approach with a case study to analyse and examine the phenomenon of problems in the culture of cattle racing in Sampang Regency. The results of the study The communication system carried out by the Regional Government of Sampang Regency in the preservation of bull race culture includes several elements such as communication elements, message quality and the relationship between communicators and communicants: (1) communication elements include communicators, namely related agencies (Disperta KP and Disporabudpar), message content and communication media used by each communicator element. (2) problems and message quality there are two types of problems, namely events and livestock care in the quality of messages conveyed by the government has not been in accordance with what is needed so that problems are difficult to solve (3) communicator and communicant elements.

Professional Fulfillment: A Pilot Study to Decrease Burnout in Clinical Academic Neurology Faculty

A pilot project, NeuroMessage, was implemented to improve professional fulfillment for full-time academic clinical neurologists through restructuring administrative non–patient-facing support. It was a targeted intervention to improve the number and quality of clinical messages received through an appropriate triage system. A messaging triage algorithm was developed to decrease physician time spent on in-basket messages. The administrative team and a research assistant were trained to manage nonclinical messages. Although the program did decrease total participant in-basket messages, the neurologist subjects did not find the intervention decreased time spent on responding to in-basket messages or improved physician job satisfaction. Improved triaging and additional administrative support for in-basket messages did not notably decrease time spent on managing in-basket messages. Further research may help understand what types of clinical support may be helpful to improve burnout. Clinical support to triage messages, so that only rare urgent messages get through to the physician, should be studied to see if aligning duties that are uniquely suited for a physician improves personal achievement and decreases burnout.