Perceived virulence of germs from a liked versus disliked source: Evidence of magical contagion

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 320-325

  Sullivan, Michele L ^a   Terry, Roger L ^b  

^a Paoli Junior Senior High School   (United States)

^b HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent risk taking; Magical contagion; Perceived health risk; Perceived virulence of germs; Subjective vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK-TAKING; SICK ROLE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032055815     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00275-9     Document Type: Article

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