Worry as a moderator of the association between risk perceptions and quitting intentions in young adult and adult smokers

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Klein, William M P ^a,b   Zajac, Laura E ^a   Monin, Matthew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Quitting intentions; Risk perception; Smoking; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77949918327     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9143-2     Document Type: Article

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