Implications of The Dimensionality of Unrealistic Optimism For The Study of Perceived Health Risks

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Nezlek ◽  
Beth D. Zebrowski
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Unrealistic Optimism

What Influences Consumer Evaluation of Genetically Modified Foods?

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Pham ◽  
Naomi Mandel
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Genetically Modified Foods ◽  
Persuasive Messages ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Consumer Evaluation ◽  
Safety Message ◽  
Gm Foods

Genetically modified (GM) foods have attracted a great deal of controversy. While some consumers and organizations regard GM foods as safe, many other consumers and organizations remain concerned about their potential health risks. The results of three studies suggest that consumers respond differently to persuasive messages regarding GM foods on the basis of their preexisting attitudes. Weak anti-GM consumers tend to comply with a variety of pro-GM messages. In contrast, strong anti-GM consumers exhibit message-opposing behavior. Moreover, they respond just as negatively to a safety message (claiming that GM foods are safe) as to a risk message (claiming that GM foods are unsafe). The mechanism underlying these effects is consumers’ perceived health risk. A benefit message claiming that GM foods are beneficial (e.g., more nutritious than their conventional counterparts) is a better alternative for strong anti-GM consumers. Finally, the results suggest that persuasive messages do not significantly change pro-GM consumers’ evaluations of these foods.

scholarly journals Defensive spending on tap water substitutes: the value of reducing perceived health risks

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane P. Dupont ◽  
Nowshin Jahan
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Consumer Spending

We examine factors that explain consumer spending on tap water substitutes using information from a national survey undertaken with a representative set of Canadian respondents. We develop a model to predict the percentage of households that undertake such spending for the purpose of reducing perceived health risks from tap water consumption. Using results from the model we estimate the magnitude of defensive expenditures to be over half a billion dollars (2010 US$) per year for Canada, as a whole. This is equivalent to approximately $48 per household per year or about $19 per person per year. Residents of Ontario, the province in which an Escherichia coli incident took place in 2000, have the highest willingness-to-pay of approximately $60 per household per year.

scholarly journals Benevolent Sexism, Perceived Health Risks, and the Inclination to Restrict Pregnant Women’s Freedoms

Sex Roles ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 596-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robbie M. Sutton ◽  
Karen M. Douglas ◽  
Leigh M. McClellan
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Benevolent Sexism

scholarly journals Intergenerational differences in acculturation experiences, food beliefs and perceived health risks among refugees from the Horn of Africa in Melbourne, Australia

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyce Wilson ◽  
Andre Renzaho
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Refugee Youth ◽  
Food Beliefs ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the differences in acculturation experiences between parent and adolescent refugees from the Horn of Africa in Melbourne, Australia and to explore food beliefs and perceived health risks from an intergenerational perspective.DesignQualitative cross-sectional study involving a combination of semi-structured one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions.SettingNorth-West suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.SubjectsEritrean, Ethiopian, Somali and Sudanese refugees.ResultsUsing a purposeful sampling technique, twelve semi-structured face-to-face interviews (nine adults and three adolescents) and four in-depth focus groups (two with adolescents each containing six participants and two with adults one containing six participants and the other ten participants) were carried out. Thus overall data were obtained on fifteen adolescents and twenty-five parents. Qualitative analysis identified differences between parents and adolescents in relation to lifestyle, diet and physical activity. Views regarding health consequences of their changed diets also differed. Parental feeding practices encompassed a variety of methods and were enforced in an attempt by parents to control their children's dietary behaviours and prevent their drift away from traditional eating habits.ConclusionsThese findings call for more research to contextualise dietary acculturation among refugee youth and the impact of migration on parenting styles and feeding practices in communities from the Horn of Africa. Preventive health programmes with Horn of Africa refugees need to acknowledge the effect of acculturation on diet and physical activity levels and a socio-cultural framework needs to be developed with respect to the importance and influence of the family environment.

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