Risky business: Risk information and the moderating effect of message frame and past behaviour on women's perceptions of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 896-906

  Gainforth, Heather L ^a   Latimer, Amy E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

health communication; HPV vaccines; message framing; protection motivation theory (PMT); risk

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865215474     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311431173     Document Type: Article

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