Journal article
When and why people are comparatively optimistic about future health risks: The role of direct and indirect comparison measures
Psychology, health & medicine, Vol.16(4), pp.475-483
08/01/2011
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.555772
PMID: 21749244
Abstract
The goal of the current research was to test whether direct versus indirect measures of comparative optimism yield different results as a function of health risk severity and prevalence. A random-digit sample of community residents (N = 259) responded to interview questions about perceived vulnerability using both direct (i.e. self-to-peer risk) and indirect comparison measures (i.e. separate questions about self and peer risk). Responses to direct comparison measures were more affected by prevalence, whereas indirect comparison measures were more affected by severity. These results may offer guidance to researchers and practitioners about when it may be more appropriate to use direct versus indirect measures of comparative health risk.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- When and why people are comparatively optimistic about future health risks: The role of direct and indirect comparison measures
- Creators
- Jason P Rose - Department of Psychology , University of ToledoJerry Suls - Department of Psychology , University of IowaPaul D Windschitl - Department of Psychology , University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology, health & medicine, Vol.16(4), pp.475-483
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/13548506.2011.555772
- PMID
- 21749244
- ISSN
- 1354-8506
- eISSN
- 1465-3966
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984213394102771
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