The Tripartite Model of Risk Perception (TRIRISK): Distinguishing Deliberative, Affective, and Experiential Components of Perceived Risk

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 653-663

  Ferrer, Rebecca A ^a   Klein, William M P ^a   Persoskie, Alexander ^a   Avishai Yitshak, Aya ^b   Sheeran, Paschal ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cancer; Risk perception; Susceptibility; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84960108041     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: 15324796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9790-z     Document Type: Article

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