Do you want the good news or the bad news? Gain-versus loss-framed messages following health risk information: The effects on leisure time physical activity beliefs and cognitions

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1188-1198

  Bassett Gunter, Rebecca L ^a   Ginis, Kathleen A Martin ^a   Latimer Cheung, Amy E ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Message framing; Physical activity; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 84888405031     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030126     Document Type: Article

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