Masculinity and intentions to perform health behaviors: The effectiveness of fear control arguments

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 403-409

  Millar, Murray G ^a   Houska, Jeremy Ashton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection behaviors; Extended parallel process model; Masculinity; Personality characteristics; Prevention behaviors; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX ROLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547613349     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9113-8     Document Type: Article

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