Selected article for: "risk perception and unrealistic optimism"

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_28
    Snippet: Participants who thought they are at risk for type 2 diabetes had a higher type 2 diabetes onset risk perception than those who thought their peers were the ones at risk. Although these findings are consistent with previous research on unrealistic optimism (22) (23) (24) (25) , they support the need for differently tailored type 2 diabetes education programs and messages that resonate with college students who have different risk perceptions. Thi.....
    Document: Participants who thought they are at risk for type 2 diabetes had a higher type 2 diabetes onset risk perception than those who thought their peers were the ones at risk. Although these findings are consistent with previous research on unrealistic optimism (22) (23) (24) (25) , they support the need for differently tailored type 2 diabetes education programs and messages that resonate with college students who have different risk perceptions. This research suggests that individuals who think their peers are susceptible to type 2 diabetes but that they themselves are not may be more difficult to convince and may require more targeted communication efforts.

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