Journal article
Risk Perceptions and Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Health psychology, Vol.9(6), pp.792-806
1990
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.9.6.792
PMID: 2286186
Abstract
Compared individuals at high versus average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) with respect to factors they cited as affecting their risk of developing CRC. We also examined the relationship of these risk-factor perceptions to perceived susceptibility and participation in a CRC screening test. All individuals in the high-risk group were informed that, as a sibling of someone with CRC, they were more likely to get this cancer themselves. We found minimal differences among siblings with respect to perceived susceptibility. Further, although high-risk siblings were more likely to participate in screening, only 20.2% cited heredity as a risk-increasing factor, and, among these siblings, there was no relationship between screening participation and the citation of any specific risk factors, including heredity. These findings demonstrate the need for more research examining how high-risk individuals process risk-relevant information and the effect of this information on health behavior.
Key words: risk perceptions, unrealistic optimism, colorectal cancer (CRC), screening behavior
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Risk Perceptions and Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Creators
- Susan J Blalock - School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBrenda McEvoy DeVellis - School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRema A Afifi - School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRobert S Sandier - School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, Vol.9(6), pp.792-806
- DOI
- 10.1037/0278-6133.9.6.792
- PMID
- 2286186
- NLM abbreviation
- Health Psychol
- ISSN
- 0278-6133
- eISSN
- 1930-7810
- Publisher
- Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1990
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063118702771
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