REBECCA A FERRER

Summary

Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Worry and risk perceptions as independent and interacting predictors of health protective behaviors
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
    J Health Commun 18:397-409. 2013
  2. ncbi An affective booster moderates the effect of gain- and loss-framed messages on behavioral intentions for colorectal cancer screening
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    J Behav Med 35:452-61. 2012
  3. ncbi Projection, conformity and deviance regulation: a prospective study of alcohol use
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7326, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Psychol Health 27:688-703. 2012
  4. ncbi Toward an information-motivation-behavioral skills model of microbicide adherence in clinical trials
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    AIDS Care 22:997-1005. 2010
  5. ncbi Exercise interventions for cancer survivors: a meta-analysis of quality of life outcomes
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    Ann Behav Med 41:32-47. 2011
  6. ncbi Relationships among health perceptions vary depending on stage of readiness for colorectal cancer screening
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA
    Health Psychol 30:525-35. 2011

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Worry and risk perceptions as independent and interacting predictors of health protective behaviors
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
    J Health Commun 18:397-409. 2013
    ..These and related findings suggest the importance of distinguishing worry from risk perception, and future research is necessary to determine the causal nature of these associations...
  2. ncbi An affective booster moderates the effect of gain- and loss-framed messages on behavioral intentions for colorectal cancer screening
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    J Behav Med 35:452-61. 2012
    ..This study indicates that in the presence of emotional boosters, loss-framed messages may lose their advantage over gain-framed messages in motivating detection behaviors, and that self-efficacy may partially explain these effects...
  3. ncbi Projection, conformity and deviance regulation: a prospective study of alcohol use
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7326, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Psychol Health 27:688-703. 2012
    ..In general, one must consider the role and stage of identity development when making predictions about how attitudes and perceived norms influence alcohol use and the experience of alcohol-related problems...
  4. ncbi Toward an information-motivation-behavioral skills model of microbicide adherence in clinical trials
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    AIDS Care 22:997-1005. 2010
    ..Empirical evidence concerning microbicide acceptability and adherence to spermicides, medication, and condom use regimens support the utility of this model for understanding and promoting microbicide adherence in clinical trials...
  5. ncbi Exercise interventions for cancer survivors: a meta-analysis of quality of life outcomes
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
    Ann Behav Med 41:32-47. 2011
    ..Exercise improves quality of life (QOL) in cancer survivors, although characteristics of efficacious exercise interventions for this population have not been identified...
  6. ncbi Relationships among health perceptions vary depending on stage of readiness for colorectal cancer screening
    REBECCA A FERRER
    Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA
    Health Psychol 30:525-35. 2011
    ..We explored whether relationships among health perceptions differ depending on individuals' stage of readiness for colorectal cancer screening (CRCS)...