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Priority of Risk (But Not Perceived Magnitude of Risk) Predicts Improved Sun-Protection Behavior Following Genetic Counseling for Familial Melanoma.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine - 12 Feb 2021
Taber Jennifer M, Aspinwall Lisa G, Drummond Danielle M, Stump Tammy K, Kohlmann Wendy, Champine Marjan, Cassidy Pamela, Leachman Sancy A
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BACKGROUND: Understanding multiple components of risk perceptions is important because perceived risk predicts engagement in prevention behaviors. PURPOSE: To examine how multiple components of risk perceptions (perceived magnitude of and worry about risk, prioritization of the management of one's risk) changed following genetic counseling with or without test reporting, and to examine which of these components...
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