Reducing Health-Information Avoidance Through Contemplation

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1696-1703

  Howell, Jennifer L ^a   Shepperd, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition(s); contemplation; decision making; health; information avoidance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COGNITION(S); CONTEMPLATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION AVOIDANCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

COGNITION(S); CONTEMPLATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; INFORMATION AVOIDANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883795023     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613478616     Document Type: Article

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