Fear appeals for individuals in different stages of change: Intended and unintended effects and implications on public health campaigns

Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-99

  Cho, Hyunyi ^a   Salmon, Charles T ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33747253564     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc2001_9     Document Type: Article

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