Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Na našem trhu ojedinělá publikace se věnuje pozitivním důsledkům negativních událostí.
Součástí života každého člověka jsou nejen chvíle pohody a štěstí, ale také nepříznivé …

The current chapter updates and reorganizes our earlier handbook contribution,"
Representations, Procedures and Affect in Illness Self Regulation"(H. Leventhal, Leventhal …

Although illness perception has been shown to be associated with illness outcomes in
various chronic physical diseases, the association of illness perception and rumination are …

This chapter describes the contents and structure of subjective perceptions of health and
illness, which are coherent theories in which individuals' health-related knowledge is …

Social media interactions can inform public health risk perceptions. While research has
examined the risk relationships between obesity and cancer, public attitudes about their …

Our beliefs about whether emotions are controllable influence how we approach our own
emotions–but what about others' emotions? Such beliefs should shape how we respond to …

The purpose of this cross-sectional research study was to examine factors affecting
medication adherence in Thai individuals with schizophrenia. The Common-Sense Model of …

Background Illness representations have been proposed as key determinants for facing
health risks and managing disease, and consequently for health outcomes. Purpose This …

Despite the importance of early diagnosis of dementia, little is known about the factors
underlying help-seeking in relation to signs of the condition. In this pilot study, we aimed to …