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Avoiding cancer risk information

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  • Emanuel, Amber S.
  • Kiviniemi, Marc T.
  • Howell, Jennifer L.
  • Hay, Jennifer L.
  • Waters, Erika A.
  • Orom, Heather
  • Shepperd, James A.

Abstract

Perceived risk for health problems such as cancer is a central construct in many models of health decision making and a target for behavior change interventions. However, some portion of the population actively avoids cancer risk information. The prevalence of, explanations for, and consequences of such avoidance are not well understood.

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  • Emanuel, Amber S. & Kiviniemi, Marc T. & Howell, Jennifer L. & Hay, Jennifer L. & Waters, Erika A. & Orom, Heather & Shepperd, James A., 2015. "Avoiding cancer risk information," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 113-120.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:147:y:2015:i:c:p:113-120
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.058
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    1. Shani, Yaniv & Tykocinski, Orit E. & Zeelenberg, Marcel, 2008. "When ignorance is not bliss: How feelings of discomfort promote the search for negative information," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 643-653, November.
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    3. Heather Orom & Elizabeth Schofield & Marc T. Kiviniemi & Erika A. Waters & Caitlin Biddle & Xuewei Chen & Yuelin Li & Kimberly A. Kaphingst & Jennifer L. Hay, 2018. "Low Health Literacy and Health Information Avoidance but Not Satisficing Help Explain “Don’t Know†Responses to Questions Assessing Perceived Risk," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 38(8), pages 1006-1017, November.
    4. Horn, Samantha & Litovsky, Yana & Loewenstein, George, 2024. "Using curiosity to counter health information avoidance," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 340(C).
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