Effects of responsibility attribution and message source on young adults' health attitudes and behaviors

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 881-894

  Boiarsky, Greg ^a   Rouner, Donna ^b   Long, Marilee ^b  

^a Boiarsky Consulting   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879605112     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.757389     Document Type: Article

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