The long-term risks in the short-term benefits: Perceptions of potentially addictive activities

Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-303

  Goldberg, Julie ^a   Fischhoff, Baruch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Expectancy models; Perceived benefits; Perceived risks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033757967     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.3.299     Document Type: Article

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