Temporal Framing and Persuasion to Adopt Preventive Health Behavior: Moderating Effects of Individual Differences in Consideration of Future Consequences on Sunscreen Use

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 770-779

  Orbell, Sheina ^a   Kyriakaki, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive responses; consideration of future consequences; health communication; persuasion; sunscreen

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE CONSEQUENCES; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57749097790     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.6.770     Document Type: Article

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