Risk perceptions: Assessment and relationship to influenza vaccination
Risk perceptions: Assessment and relationship to influenza vaccination
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DOI:
10.1037/0278-6133.26.2.146
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发表时间:
2007-03-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Gibbons, Frederick X.
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作者:
Weinstein, Neil D.;Kwitel, Abbie;Gibbons, Frederick X.
Objective: Accurate measurement of beliefs about risk probability is essential to determine what role these beliefs have in health behavior. This study investigated the ability of several types of risk perception measures and of other constructs from health behavior theories to predict influenza vaccination. Design: Prospective study in which students, faculty, and staff at 3 universities (N = 428) were interviewed in the fall, before influenza vaccine was available, and again early in the next calendar year. Main Outcome Measure: Self-reported influenza vaccination. Results: Two interview questions that asked about feeling at risk and feeling vulnerable predicted subsequent behavior better (r =.44, p