God and agency in the era of molecular medicine: Religious beliefs predict sun-protection behaviors following melanoma genetic test reporting

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-112

  Leaf, Samantha L ^a   Aspinwall, Lisa G ^a   Leachman, Sancy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial melanoma; Fatalism; Genetic testing; Perceived control; Sun protection behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949969772     PISSN: 00846724     EISSN: 15736121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/008467210X12626615185784     Document Type: Article

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