Preventive health psychology from a developmental perspective: An extension of protection motivation theory

Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 158-166

  Sturges, James W ^a,b   Rogers, Ronald W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Prevention; Protection motivation theory; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 0030137327     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.3.158     Document Type: Review

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