Risk and worry in everyday life: Comparing diaries and interviews as tools in risk perception research

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-230

  Hawkes, Gillian ^a   Houghton, Julie ^a   Rowe, Gene ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diary research; Risk; Risk perception; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NARRATIVE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIETY; WELLBEING;

EID: 68449094961     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570902906439     Document Type: Review

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