Better negative than positive? Evidence of a bias for negative information about possible health dangers

Risk Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 199-206

  Siegrist, M ^a   Cvetkovich, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal studies; Food risks; Negativity bias; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVES; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS;

NEGATIVE INFORMATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH RISK; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LABORATORY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034923696     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.211102     Document Type: Article

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