Fear appeals in HIV prevention: the role of anticipated regret.

The present study examined the role of a number of cognitive beliefs (i.e. attitude, subjective norm, anticipated regret, and self-efficacy) in explaining the effects of fear appeal information on behavioral motivation. A randomized experiment with a 2 (threat: low versus high) × 2 (coping: low vers...

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Published in:Psychology, Health & Medicine Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 550 - 560
Main Authors: Smerecnik CMR, Ruiter RAC
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2010
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