PERSONAL HEALTH AND THE SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGY OF RISK-TAKING

被引：25
作者：
DENSCOMBE, M
机构：
[1] De Montfort University, The Gateway
来源：
HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH | 1993年 / 8卷 / 04期
基金：
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
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D O I：
10.1093/her/8.4.505
中图分类号：
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号：
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
Those who receive health education messages about specific risks do not always respond in a 'rational' manner by reducing or eliminating their exposure to the risk. This paper explores an explanation for the apparent reluctance of people to change their behaviour in response to information about health risks. It focuses on how people interpret the health warnings and on how people perceive the risks involved. The rationality of taking risks with personal health is discussed in relation to the values and the distribution of resources in contemporary Western society. It is argued that personal health constitutes a commodity which people are willing to trade off against other benefits.
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页码：505 / 517
页数：13
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