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View article: From Unrealistic to Functional Optimism in Illness Perception: A Psychometric Comparison Across 10 Countries
From Unrealistic to Functional Optimism in Illness Perception: A Psychometric Comparison Across 10 Countries Open
People's perceptions of illness and its risks influence health behaviors, including risk management and precautionary measures. Illness perception often involves unrealistic optimism, reducing infection risk perception. However, crises dis…
View article: Associations between vaccination and protective behaviors against COVID-19: transfer and redundancy effects as potential psychological mechanisms
Associations between vaccination and protective behaviors against COVID-19: transfer and redundancy effects as potential psychological mechanisms Open
This study aimed to investigate mechanisms explaining associations between vaccination and protective health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used a secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal online study at four time …
View article: Investigation of the correspondence principle with regard to specific and general COVID‐19 behaviors
Investigation of the correspondence principle with regard to specific and general COVID‐19 behaviors Open
To test all four aspects of the correspondence principle, that is, that specific‐level measures will predict specific‐level behaviors better than they will predict general‐level behavior, and that general measures will predict general‐leve…
View article: The Latent Perception of Pregnancy
The Latent Perception of Pregnancy Open
Background The main purpose of this study was to describe the latent structure of pregnancy perception by investigating the role of risks and medical examinations in pregnancy perception across the sexes and pregnancy status. Methods Study…
View article: Vaccination Against COVID-19: A Longitudinal Trans-Theoretical Study to Determine Factors that Predict Intentions and Behavior
Vaccination Against COVID-19: A Longitudinal Trans-Theoretical Study to Determine Factors that Predict Intentions and Behavior Open
Background Despite the clear benefits of vaccination, their uptake against common infectious diseases is suboptimal. In December 2020, vaccines against COVID-19 became available. Purpose To determine factors that predict who will take the …
View article: The Association Between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Coronavirus Protective Behaviours
The Association Between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Coronavirus Protective Behaviours Open
View article: Parental Perceptions of Children’s Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Parental Smoking Behaviour
Parental Perceptions of Children’s Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Parental Smoking Behaviour Open
Around 40% of children are exposed to tobacco smoke, increasing their risk of poor health. Previous research has demonstrated misunderstanding among smoking parents regarding children’s exposure. The parental perceptions of exposure (PPE) …
View article: Changing Exposure Perceptions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention with Smoking Parents
Changing Exposure Perceptions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention with Smoking Parents Open
Children who live with smokers are at risk of poor health, and of becoming smokers themselves. Misperceptions of the nature of tobacco smoke exposure have been demonstrated among parents, resulting in continued smoking in their children’s …
View article: Parental perceptions of children’s exposure to tobacco smoke: development and validation of a new measure
Parental perceptions of children’s exposure to tobacco smoke: development and validation of a new measure Open