Risk perceptions and health behavior

RA Ferrer, WMP Klein - Current opinion in psychology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Interventions that change risk perceptions subsequently change health
behaviors.•Individuals form risk perceptions tailored to specific health threats.•Risk …

Does heightening risk appraisals change people's intentions and behavior? A meta-analysis of experimental studies.

P Sheeran, PR Harris, T Epton - Psychological bulletin, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Several theories construe risk appraisals as key determinants of decisions and actions, and
this idea has been supported in correlational studies. However, correlational data cannot …

On the nature of eco-anxiety: How constructive or unconstructive is habitual worry about global warming?

B Verplanken, E Marks, AI Dobromir - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Three studies investigated habitual worry about global warming as an example of'eco-
anxiety'. The key question was whether such worrying is constructive (a motivated pro …

COVID-19 worries and behavior changes in older and younger men and women

SJ Barber, H Kim - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The case fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is higher among
older adults than younger adults and is also higher among men than women. However …

COVID-19 information seeking on digital media and preventive behaviors: the mediation role of worry

PL Liu - Cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking, 2020 - liebertpub.com
The high prevalence of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and inefficient preventive
measures taken to curb the disease are significant public health concerns. Rapid and …

[HTML][HTML] Risk perception and protective behaviors during the rise of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy

L Savadori, M Lauriola - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Risk perception is important in determining health-protective behavior. During the rise of the
COVID-19 epidemic, we tested a comprehensive structural equation model of risk …

Anticipated regret and health behavior: A meta-analysis.

NT Brewer, JT DeFrank, MB Gilkey - Health Psychology, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Risk beliefs are central to most theories of health behavior, yet many unanswered
questions remain about an increasingly studied risk construct, anticipated regret. The …

Self-compassion, self-regulation, and health

ML Terry, MR Leary - Self and identity, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Self-compassion—treating oneself with kindness, care, and concern in the face of negative
life events—may promote the successful self-regulation of health-related behaviors. Self …

[HTML][HTML] Constructive and unconstructive repetitive thought.

ER Watkins - Psychological bulletin, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
The author reviews research showing that repetitive thought (RT) can have constructive or
unconstructive consequences. The main unconstructive consequences of RT are (a) …

The tripartite model of risk perception (TRIRISK): Distinguishing deliberative, affective, and experiential components of perceived risk

RA Ferrer, WMP Klein, A Persoskie… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Although risk perception is a key predictor in health behavior theories, current
conceptions of risk comprise only one (deliberative) or two (deliberative vs …