Mood as a resource in dealing with health recommendations: How mood affects information processing and acceptance of quit-smoking messages

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-127

  Das, Enny ^a   Vonkeman, Charlotte ^a   Hartmann, Tilo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

health recommendation; information processing; persuasion; positive mood; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855964441     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.569888     Document Type: Article

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