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ERIC Number: EJ430788
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-8402
Communicating with Environmental and Health Risk Takers: An Individual Differences Perspective.
Ferguson, M. A.; Valenti, JoAnn M.
Health Education Quarterly, v18 n3 p303-18 Fall 1991
Two surveys of 240 and 262 adults assessed risk-taking behavior and attitudes using different formats and source identifications. Results show that these risk-taking behaviors have different antecedents; different formats and sources also affect how individuals process information about risk. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audience Response, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Communication, Media Selection, Risk
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Environmental Health; Health Risks