Background Cancer has long inspired fear, but the effect of fear is not well understood; it
seems both to facilitate and to deter early diagnosis behaviours. To elucidate fear's …

Recent developments in stress theory have emphasized the significance of perseverative
cognition (worry and rumination) in furthering our understanding of stress-disease …

The seventh edition of this field-leading textbook provides an accessible and rigorous
presentation of major theories of persuasion and their applications to a variety of real-world …

Background Although risk perception is a key predictor in health behavior theories, current
conceptions of risk comprise only one (deliberative) or two (deliberative vs …

The Covid‐19 outbreak was declared a public health emergency by the World Health
Organization in January 2020. As a consequence, several protective measures were urged …

RDD computer-assisted telephone interview, wherein one adult from each household was
selected for an interview. Interviews were conducted in English or Spanish, depending on …

Although risk perception is a key concept in many health behavior theories, little research
has explicitly tested when risk perception predicts motivation to take protective action …

Fear of receiving bad news about one's health can lead people to avoid seeking out health
information that, ironically, may be crucial for health maintenance. Using a nationally …

Aim To explore illness perception and perceived risk of developing diabetes complications
in relation to health-promoting self-care behaviors among Chinese patients with type 2 …

The COVID-19 global pandemic is an unprecedented health threat for which behavior is
critical to prevent spread and personal factors could contribute to decisions for protective …