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| Peter R HarrisSummaryAffiliation: University of Sheffield Country: UK Publications
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Testing the limits of optimistic bias: event and person moderators in a multilevel frameworkPeter R Harris
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
J Pers Soc Psychol 95:1225-37. 2008..Interaction results imply that both individual differences and event characteristics should jointly be considered in understanding optimistic bias (or comparative optimism) and its application to risk communication...
The effect of credibility-related design cues on responses to a web-based message about the breast cancer risks from alcohol: randomized controlled trialPeter R Harris
Psychology Department, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, UK
J Med Internet Res 11:e37. 2009..The information was presented alongside either positive or negative credibility cues unrelated to information content...
Self-affirmation reduces smokers' defensiveness to graphic on-pack cigarette warning labelsPeter R Harris
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
Health Psychol 26:437-46. 2007..The authors tested whether smokers respond defensively to such images and whether allowing them to self-affirm reduces their defensiveness...- Self-affirmation and the biased processing of threatening health-risk informationPeter R Harris
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, United Kingdom
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 31:1250-63. 2005.... - Evidence that self-affirmation reduces alcohol consumption: randomized exploratory trial with a new, brief means of self-affirmingChristopher J Armitage
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, WesternBank, Sheffield S10 2TP, United Kingdom
Health Psychol 30:633-41. 2011.... - Perceived threat and corroboration: key factors that improve a predictive model of trust in internet-based health information and advicePeter R Harris
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
J Med Internet Res 13:e51. 2011.... - Self-affirmation increases acceptance of health-risk information among UK adult smokers with low socioeconomic statusChristopher J Armitage
Centre for Research in Social Attitudes, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
Psychol Addict Behav 22:88-95. 2008..The practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed in relation to the possible use of self-affirmation manipulations to enhance the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions... - An interpretative phenomenological analysis of adaptation to recurrent venous thrombosis and heritable thrombophilia: the importance of multi-causal models and perceptions of primary and secondary controlTria Moore
Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, Sheffield, UK
J Health Psychol 13:776-84. 2008..Overall, genetic testing following recurrent VTE did not have a negative impact on patients. One area of concern, however, related to passing on the susceptibility to children... - A daily diary investigation of the impact of work stress on exercise intention realisation: can planning overcome the disruptive influence of work?Nicola Payne
Psychology Department, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK
Psychol Health 25:111-29. 2010..The intervention may have operated contrary to expectation by drawing attention to potential failure... - Self-affirmation promotes health behavior changeTracy Epton
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, England
Health Psychol 27:746-52. 2008..It also explores the extent to which efficacy variables mediate the self-affirmation and behavior relationship... - A theory-based online health behavior intervention for new university students: study protocolTracy Epton
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
BMC Public Health 13:107. 2013..This paper describes the intervention and the proposed approach to its evaluation... - Risk perceptions of mobile phone use while drivingMathew P White
Department of Psychology, Center for Research in Social Attitudes, Western Bank, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Risk Anal 24:323-34. 2004.... - Cognitive appraisals and psychological distress following venous thromboembolic disease: an application of the theory of cognitive adaptationTria Moore
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Soc Sci Med 63:2395-406. 2006..However, meaning was associated with elevated levels of distress. The results are discussed in relation to the search for meaning and the use of different control strategies in the early phases of adaptation to thrombosis... - Who reaps the benefits, who bears the risks? Comparative optimism, comparative utility, and regulatory preferences for mobile phone technologyMathew P White
School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Risk Anal 27:741-53. 2007.... - The impact of job strain on the predictive validity of the theory of planned behaviour: an investigation of exercise and healthy eatingNicola Payne
Psychology Academic Group, Middlesex University, UK
Br J Health Psychol 10:115-31. 2005..This study examined the impact of the job strain model on exercise and healthy eating within the framework of the Theory of Planned Behaviour... - The role of perceived need within the theory of planned behaviour: a comparison of exercise and healthy eatingNicola Payne
Psychology Academic Group, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, Queensway, Enfield, UK
Br J Health Psychol 9:489-504. 2004..This study examined the effect of perceived need on exercise and healthy eating using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). In addition, it investigated the determinants of perceived need...