| Publication Type |
thesis |
| School or College |
College of Social & Behavioral Science |
| Department |
Psychology |
| Author |
Taber, Jennifer Michelle |
| Title |
Hypothetical genetic disease risk moderates the effect of message framing on sunscreen attitudes and intentions |
| Date |
2010-12 |
| Description |
Health communications vary in persuasiveness according to whether the costs or benefits of engaging in a health behavior are emphasized. Generally, individuals at population risk engage in higher levels of prevention behaviors after being presented with a gain frame; however, few studies have examined whether these findings apply to individuals given extremely elevated disease risk estimates, as would be true of high-risk cancer-prone family members. In the present study, 146 undergraduate participants watched a detailed video of a simulated genetic counseling session and were asked to imagine that they were undergoing genetic testing for melanoma. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
University of Utah |
| Subject |
Genetic disease risk; Health behavior |
| Subject LCSH |
Health counseling; Sunscreens (Cosmetics) |
| Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
| Dissertation Name |
MS |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights Management |
© Jennifer Michelle Taber |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Source |
Original in Marriott Library Special Collections, R117.5 2010 .T23 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b57091 |
| Setname |
ir_etd |
| ID |
192894 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b57091 |
