Trait and state disgust: An experimental investigation of disgust and avoidance in colorectal cancer decision scenarios

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1495-1506

  Reynolds, Lisa M ^a   McCambridge, Sarah A ^a   Bissett, Ian P ^a   Consedine, Nathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Colorectal cancer; Decision making; Disgust; Emotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISGUST; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAZE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMA BAG; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; ADOLESCENT; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EMOTION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925876634     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000023     Document Type: Article

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