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| Title |
Are media warnings about the adverse health effects of modern life self-fulfilling? An experimental study on idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF)
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| Published in |
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.12.002 |
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| Authors |
Michael Witthöft, G. James Rubin |
| Abstract |
Medically unsubstantiated 'intolerances' to foods, chemicals and environmental toxins are common and are frequently discussed in the media. Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF) is one such condition and is characterized by symptoms that are attributed to exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). In this experiment, we tested whether media reports promote the development of this condition. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 178 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 26 | 15% |
| Australia | 14 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 6% |
| Canada | 9 | 5% |
| United States | 7 | 4% |
| Spain | 6 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2% |
| Norway | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 14 | 8% |
| Unknown | 82 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 151 | 85% |
| Scientists | 14 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 148 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 3% |
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Sweden | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown | 127 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 25 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 33 | 22% |
| Unknown | 20 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 37 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 31 | 21% |
| Unknown | 29 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 385. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 October 2021.
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