The role of the affect heuristic and cancer anxiety in responding to negative information about medical tests.

Objective:Little is known about the affective implications of communicating negative information about medical tests. This research explored how affective processes – particularly the Affect Heuristic and cancer anxiety – influence the way in which people respond to such information. Design:Particip...

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Published in:	Psychology & Health Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 292 - 313
Main Authors:	Scherer, Laura D., Shaffer, Victoria A., Caverly, Tanner, Scherer, Aaron M., Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J., Kullgren, Jeffrey T., Fagerlin, Angela
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2018
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost