Implicit prototypes predict risky sun behavior

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 231-242

  Ratli, Kate A ^a   Howell, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit cognition; Prototypes; Skin cancer prevention

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; STEREOTYPY; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBATHING; SUNTAN; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PEER PRESSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER INFLUENCE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK-TAKING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS; SUNBATHING; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906026044     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000117     Document Type: Article

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