Selected article for: "different risk perception and risk perception"

Author: Reyes-Velázquez, Wanda; Sealey-Potts, Claudia
Title: Unrealistic Optimism, Sex, and Risk Perception of Type 2 Diabetes Onset: Implications for Education Programs
  • Document date: 2015_1_23
  • ID: 3meiks6o_29
    Snippet: It has been stated that males and females in general have different levels of risk perception about diabetes onset (19) . Hence, it was important to investigate whether male and female college students perceive type 2 diabetes differently. Despite the fact that the study sample included more women than men, the results showed that women had a higher level of risk perception than did men. This finding is consistent with previous work indicating th.....
    Document: It has been stated that males and females in general have different levels of risk perception about diabetes onset (19) . Hence, it was important to investigate whether male and female college students perceive type 2 diabetes differently. Despite the fact that the study sample included more women than men, the results showed that women had a higher level of risk perception than did men. This finding is consistent with previous work indicating that, under certain circumstances, women express greater concern than men about risks for disease onset (28) .

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