The Unintended Impact of Smoking-Risk Information on Concerns about Radon: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Unintended Impact of Smoking-Risk Information on Concerns about Radon: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: Health communications are often viewed by people with varying levels of risk. This project examined, in the context of radon risk messages, whether information relevant to high-risk individuals can have an unintended influence on lower-risk individuals. Two studies assessed whether inform...

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Main Authors: Fernandez-Baca, J. (Author), Field, R.W (Author), Gold, J.M (Author), Stuart, J.O (Author), Thiem, K.C (Author), Windschitl, P.D (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Psychological Association Inc. 2018
Subjects:
adult
Adult
Article
attitude to health
cancer risk
controlled study
environmental exposure
female
Health communication
Health Communication
high risk population
human
Humans
low risk population
lung cancer
male
Male
medical information
nonsmoker
Optimistic bias
procedures
public health message
publication
radon
Radon
randomized controlled trial
retrospective study
risk
Risk
risk factor
Risk perception
smoking
Smoking
Synergistic risk
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