Avoidance orientation moderates the effect of threatening messages

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-25

  Van't Riet, Jonathan ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^b   De Vries, Hein ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avoidance orientation; Personality; Threatening messages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEAR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEAR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856839938     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311403523     Document Type: Article

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