Effects of gain- and loss-framed messages on the sun safety behavior of adolescents: The moderating role of risk perceptions

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 929-940

  Hwang, Yoori ^a   Cho, Hyunyi ^b   Sands, Laura ^b   Jeong, Se Hoon ^c  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Information; public health psychology; quantitative methods; risk; social cognitions; verbal communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84863222564     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311428536     Document Type: Article

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