Genetics in the news : studying the effects of mass media genetic health messages on health cognitions and behaviour
Year: 2010
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Chapter 2Educating the general public about multifactorial genetic disease: Applying a theory-based framework to understand current public knowledge 19 Chapter 3 Applying a theory-based framework to understand public knowledge of genetic risk factors: A case for the distinction between howto and principles knowledge 37 Chapter 4 Alerting the general population to genetic risks: The value of health messages communicating the existence of genetic risk factors for public health promotion 59 Chapter 5 Genetic health messages and preventive action: Do the general public perceive genetic health message as personally relevant?81 Chapter 6 An empirical test of the materialist framework for understanding the general population' s reaction to genetic health messages 101
Author: C.M.R. Smerecnik
Language: English
Topic: Media Influence and Health
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W9734838