The role of behavioral experience in judging risks

Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-126

  Halpern Felsher, Bonnie L ^a,b   Millstein, Susan G ^a   Ellen, Jonathan M ^a   Adler, Nancy E ^a   Tschann, Jeanne M ^a   Biehl, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Behavioral experiences; Models of health behaviors; Risk judgment; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; FEMALE; HAZARD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0035083271     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.20.2.120     Document Type: Article

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