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| HEIKE MAHLERSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Effects of a videotape information intervention for spouses on spouse distress and patient recovery from surgeryHeike I M Mahler
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0109, USA
Health Psychol 21:427-37. 2002..Results are discussed in relation to research on optimism effects and work that suggests men may generally be less effective caregivers than women...
Effects of appearance-based interventions on sun protection intentions and self-reported behaviorsHeike I M Mahler
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA
Health Psychol 22:199-209. 2003....
Effects of UV photographs, photoaging information, and use of sunless tanning lotion on sun protection behaviorsHeike I M Mahler
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:373-80. 2005....
Long-term effects of appearance-based interventions on sun protection behaviorsHeike I M Mahler
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Health Psychol 26:350-60. 2007..To examine the longer term efficacies of exposure to UV photographs and photoaging information (e.g., wrinkles and age spots) for increasing sun protection intentions and behaviors of young adults...
Social norms information enhances the efficacy of an appearance-based sun protection interventionHeike I M Mahler
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0109, USA
Soc Sci Med 67:321-9. 2008..Further, the addition of both injunctive and descriptive norms information increased self-reported sun protection behaviors during the subsequent month...
Effects of upward and downward social comparison information on the efficacy of an appearance-based sun protection intervention: a randomized, controlled experimentHeike I M Mahler
Department of Psychology 0109, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
J Behav Med 33:496-507. 2010..Possible mechanisms that may have reduced the benefits of upward comparison information and contributed to the undermining effects of downward comparison information are discussed...
Sun protection intervention for highway workers: long-term efficacy of UV photography and skin cancer information on men's protective cognitions and behaviorMichelle L Stock
Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Ann Behav Med 38:225-36. 2009..The risk for skin cancer is increased among older males and outdoor workers who have high levels of ultraviolet (UV) exposure...
Marital quality predicts hospital stay following coronary artery bypass surgery for women but not menJames A Kulik
University of California, San Diego La Jolla 92093 0109, San Diego, USA
Soc Sci Med 63:2031-40. 2006....
Using UV photography to reduce use of tanning booths: a test of cognitive mediationFrederick X Gibbons
Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Health Psychol 24:358-63. 2005....
Research Grants
- Social Pyschological Interventions for UV ProtectionHEIKE MAHLER; Fiscal Year: 2006..Thus, the studies should provide useful information about process as well as outcome. ..
