Meta-analysis of the relationship between risk perception and health behavior: The example of vaccination

Health Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-145

  Brewer, Noel T ^a   Chapman, Gretchen B ^b   Gibbons, Frederick X ^c   Gerrard, Meg ^c   McCaul, Kevin D ^d   Weinstein, Neil D ^e  

^a IL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e the State University of New   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Influenza; Perceived likelihood; Perceived severity; Perceived susceptibility; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947690802     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.2.136     Document Type: Article

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