Dispositional optimism and perceived risk interact to predict intentions to learn genome sequencing results

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 718-728

  Taber, Jennifer M ^a   Klein, William M P ^a   Ferrer, Rebecca A ^a   Lewis, Katie L ^b   Biesecker, Leslie G ^b   Biesecker, Barbara B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative risk; Dispositional optimism; Genetics; Genomics; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISPOSITIONAL OPTIMISM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; LEARNING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OPTIMISM; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIMISM; PERSONALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930964369     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000159     Document Type: Article

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