Optimism and Adolescent Perception of Skin Cancer Risk

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 810-813

  Roberts, Megan E ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^a   Gerrard, Meg ^b   Alert, Marissa D ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Comparative optimism; Optimistic bias; Skin cancer; UV exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CANCER; SKIN CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STUDENTS; SUNBATHING;

EID: 82055165887     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024380     Document Type: Article

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