{"title":"From access to agency: ICT usage, psychological empowerment, and health outcomes among rural women in emerging economies.","authors":"Bibek Guha Sarkar, Saravana Jaikumar, Prasanna Kumar Gurugubelli, Terjani Goyal","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2687302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07359683.2026.2687302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Systematic health issues among rural women in emerging economies are a key concern for policymakers. A promising development in this domain is the rapid expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), which may contribute to improved health outcomes. We examine how individual-level ICT usage relates to the health outcomes of rural women, analysing primary survey data from 626 women in Rajasthan alongside secondary data from the NFHS-5 and IHDS-II datasets. Using multiple empirical approaches, we find that higher ICT usage is consistently associated with stronger health beliefs and better self-reported health, with psychological empowerment (PE) significantly mediating this relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148259955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When relocation feels forced: Social identity threat and dietary vulnerability across the food processing continuum.","authors":"Aylin Parsa","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2687298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07359683.2026.2687298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Millions of people relocate each year, yet little is known about how relocation shapes dietary behavior. Drawing on social identity threat and dysplacement frameworks, this research examines how perceived involuntariness shapes food choices across the processing continuum. Three studies provide complementary evidence linking perceived involuntariness to social identity threat and dietary vulnerability. A survey of recently relocated adults finds that perceived involuntariness is associated with greater interpersonal social identity threat. A laboratory experiment suggests that social identity threat is associated with increased preferences for ultra-processed foods. Analysis of large-scale survey data from international migrants suggests that discrimination, a theoretically related source of social identity-relevant threat, is associated with reduced fresh food consumption through emotional distress. Together, the findings suggest that relocation experiences perceived as forced may be associated with greater reliance on ultra-processed foods and reduced fresh food engagement, with implications for health marketing interventions targeting mobile and displaced populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148253239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gaining market share for health: A social marketing framework for implementation science.","authors":"Brian J Biroscak","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2668844","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2668844","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Implementation science struggles to bridge the evidence-to-practice gap because market dynamics at the T3 (translation to practice) and T4 (translation to populations) stages remain unaddressed. This commentary advances three theoretical claims: implementation stages constitute distinct markets where adoption failures are market failures; exchange theory must extend to multi-level ecosystems; and system dynamics-based interactive learning environments (SD-ILEs) enable mental model restructuring via co-created narrative experiences. I propose a social marketing framework across the T3-T4 continuum, differentiating it from leading implementation frameworks. The approach is illustrated through Pb-ROADS, a narrative-computational ILE for lead (Pb) exposure prevention. Implications include new outcome metrics (e.g., market share of evidence-based practices), practitioner competencies like \"systems fluency,\" and a reassessment of academic training infrastructure.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13459025/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148006936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Customer-to-customer value co-creation and value co-destruction practices in social media health communities.","authors":"Sumit Saxena, Xia Zhu, Sonia Kataria","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2663734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07359683.2026.2663734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores customer-to-customer co-creation and co-destruction practices within social media health communities, focusing on diabetes-related customer interactions on Facebook and YouTube. Based on the existing understanding of C2C interaction, the study explores how individuals integrate resources within social media health communities to enhance well-being. The study adopts a netnography approach and analyses 536 textual posts along with nested comments (spanning 28,965 words). The findings reveal three dimensions, encompassing nine co-creative and co-destructive customer-to-customer practices in online social media health communities. The findings provide implications for healthcare providers, social media moderators, and policymakers, emphasizing the need to empower patients while safeguarding against potential harm on social media platforms. This study contributes to health marketing by theorizing how peer-to-peer interactions simultaneously generate value and risk in loosely regulated digital health environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147843773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can AI be a trusted counselor? How AI counseling builds psychological empowerment and compliance intention.","authors":"Won-Jun Lee, Seungjae Shin, Luke Y Shin","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2663735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07359683.2026.2663735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines how perceptions of an AI counselor influence trust, health empowerment, and compliance intention within an AI digital health intervention. Using covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM), the research reveals that perceived transparency, ethical perception, and empathy are the primary predictors of trust, whereas perceived intelligence and fairness are statistically non-significant. These findings suggest that the success of AI-mediated support depends on relational qualities rather than technological sophistication alone. The results demonstrate that trust facilitates the co-creation of health value by driving both compliance intention and psychological empowerment. Notably, the study identifies an Uncanny Empathy Paradox, where significantly high levels of simulated emotional warmth negatively influence trust. Furthermore, mediation analysis confirms a serial pathway where trust fosters health empowerment, which subsequently drives compliance. By positioning empowerment as a critical mediator, this research provides a theoretical foundation for managing AI as a supplemental resource, rather than a substitute for professional clinical care. The findings emphasize that responsible service delivery requires clear ethical boundaries and transparent communication to foster autonomous health management.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147783177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trust in public health campaigns: A comparative analysis of India's polio and COVID-19 vaccination drives.","authors":"Asrar Ahmad Teeli, Sajad Hussain","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2639254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07359683.2026.2639254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trust is a critical determinant of vaccine acceptance, particularly in large-scale public health campaigns. This study examines how four dimensions of trust-safety, transparency, competence, and accessibility-were perceived differently in India's polio eradication and COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Using a cross-sectional survey of urban and rural respondents aged 35-50 in North India, the study explores how trust varies by educational attainment and geographical setting. Findings reveal that the polio campaign benefited from sustained interpersonal engagement, while the digitally driven COVID-19 campaign faced challenges in trust-building, particularly among highly educated and rural populations. Trust was significantly associated with vaccine uptake, highlighting its role as a behavioral catalyst. The study identifies key gaps in health marketing strategies and underscores the need for differentiated communication tailored to demographic contexts. Recommendations include adopting longitudinal and experimental designs to better understand trust dynamics and leveraging digital and interpersonal outreach to strengthen public health engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147460464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erica Weintraub Austin, Hae Yeon Seo, Andrew D Sutherland, Shawn Domgaard
{"title":"Media literacy intervention effects on young adults' decision making about substance use-related social media messages.","authors":"Erica Weintraub Austin, Hae Yeon Seo, Andrew D Sutherland, Shawn Domgaard","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2635874","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2635874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Young adults often encounter and share misinformation in desirable social media messages. This process, challenging to disrupt, can contribute to substance misuse. This study tested whether a novel, meme-style, infographic-based media literacy intervention could mitigate effects of appealing but misleading substance use-related social media content for U.S. adults aged 18-29 (<i>N</i> = 1201). Results of a mixed between-subjects factorial, post-test-only online experiment detected small effects on expectancies for tobacco use among adults aged 18-20 and on intent to avoid sharing misinformation among adults aged 27-29. These age differences suggest that media literacy interventions can benefit by segmenting strategies according to cognitive and emotional communication processes that are associated with neurocognitive and social characteristics of young adults. For example, emerging adults may benefit from digital messages that focus on refuting short-term emotional benefits offered by social media misinformation. Adults in their late-20s may be interested in the logical ramifications of sharing misinformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"75-87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147310764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine Parsons, Simon Payne, Joanne Wallace, Nigel Holt
{"title":"Personas: A market segmentation approach to describe physical activity behavior in autistic populations using the capability, opportunity, motivation, behavior (COM-B) framework.","authors":"Katherine Parsons, Simon Payne, Joanne Wallace, Nigel Holt","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2624294","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2624294","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physical activity, defined as \"any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle that results in energy expenditure\" has the potential to mitigate some of the high rates of noncommunicable diseases, which autistic individuals are more susceptible to than are their peers; however, physical inactivity remains a challenge in this population. Unique drivers and barriers have been identified in previous research, but these are rarely described in a practitioner-friendly way that might inform intervention design and delivery. Taking a novel segmentation approach, this research aims to draw on behavioral science frameworks to describe groups or \"Personas\" that can be considered in intervention implementation. Results identified three distinct segments in the sample. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed sufficient group differences between capability, opportunity, motivation, and behavior framework (COM-B) constructs to form clusters (<i>p</i> < 0.001 for all). Qualitative themes included reframing and disguising physical activity, lack of self-efficacy, social comparison, unsuitable physical activity environments, strong interests, and sensory challenges. Three Personas were described as the Interested and Engaged, the Unsure and Uncertain, and the Uneasy and Averse.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"28-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146167169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping the research landscape of mobile health applications: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis.","authors":"Ezgi Delen, Burcu İlter","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2624296","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2624296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, this scoping review combines bibliometric and systematic analyses of 50 studies selected from 1,870 records screened for mobile health applications published between 2013 and 2024. The review identifies publication trends, conceptual structures, and key variables used in research. The findings reveal five thematic clusters under two main themes: user-centered experiences and psychological dimensions (1) and system-level design and health service integration (2). Although research on mobile health applications has grown rapidly, previous reviews lacked an integrated approach combining conceptual mapping with applied insights. This study addresses that gap by offering a foundation for future research and ecosystem development.</p>","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"41-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146150845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: Designing equity: Reframing health marketing for sustainable social impact.","authors":"Joy Parkinson","doi":"10.1080/07359683.2026.2641890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07359683.2026.2641890","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36008,"journal":{"name":"Health Marketing Quarterly","volume":"43 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147460412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}