How optimists face skin cancer information: risk assessment, attention, memory, and behavior.
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| Title: | How optimists face skin cancer information: risk assessment, attention, memory, and behavior. |
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| Authors: | Luo J (AUTHOR), Isaacowitz DM (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Psychology & Health. Dec2007, Vol. 22 Issue 8, p963-984. 22p. |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was to investigate how optimists process health-related information. Sixty-five young adults (ages 18-35) reported skin cancer-related knowledge and behaviors, and read slides of information on skin and skin cancer. Visual attention to the slides was recorded using eye tracking, and their memory for the information was measured. Additionally, participants' self-reported skin cancer-relevant behavior was assessed prospectively in the months following the lab component of the study. Results show that individuals low in dispositional optimism or high in health-related optimism paid more attention when they were at high objective risk of developing skin cancer; and individuals high in dispositional optimism or high in health-related optimism were more likely to perform adaptive, health-promoting behaviors. In addition, optimistic beliefs were found not to be related with unrealistic optimism. Dispositional and health-related optimism therefore appear to predict health-related cognition and behavior in distinct ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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