Individuals and illnesses as sources of perceived preventability

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-330

  Lucas, Todd ^a   Lakey, Brian ^b   Alexander, Sheldon ^c   Arnetz, Bengt ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution theory; Generalisability theory; Health behaviour; Illness attributions; Preventative health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SKIN CANCER; STROKE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149092387     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802705914     Document Type: Article

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