Affective and cognitive attitudes, uncertainty avoidance and intention to obtain genetic testing: An extension of the theory of planned behaviour

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1143-1155

  Wolff, Katharina ^a   Nordin, Karin ^b,c   Brun, Wibecke ^a   Berglund, Gunilla ^b   Kvale, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive and affective outcome expectations; Genetic testing; Theory of planned behaviour; Uncertainty avoidance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; PENETRANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; PENETRANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 80052915508     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870441003763253     Document Type: Article

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