Personal and Social Comparison Information about Health Risk

Reaction to Information and Information Search

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4945882
AutoresDavid P French (0000-0002-7663-7804, University of Birmingham), David Hevey (0000-0003-2844-0449, Trinity College Dublin), Susan Sutton (0000-0003-1610-0404), Stephen Sutton (0000-0002-4871-5959, University of Cambridge), Ann Louise Kinmonth (University of Cambridge), Theresa M Marteau (0000-0003-3025-1129, Kings College, London, UK)
Año2006
Volumen11
Número3
Páginas497-510
Fecha de publicación2006-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105306063324
PMID16774901
OpenAlexW1969348172
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas18

This study extended previous research on the impact of personal and social comparison information about health risk by asking respondents what other information they require. A total of 197 students responded to 1 of 12 vignettes describing hypothetical risks of developing pancreatic disease. These vignettes varied in terms of personal risk, comparison group risk and disease severity. Higher threat manipulations elicited higher ratings of negative affect, although perceived ambiguity moderated this effect. When information was more threatening, respondents requested more information, especially about controlling the disease threat. These results indicate the importance of providing unambiguous information, information about how to control a threat and information people want

Affect (linguistics · Ambiguity · Disease · Health care · Health information · Perception · Personally identifiable information · Risk perception · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Applied Psychology · Social Psychology