Reactions to threatening health messages

• Main Authors: ten Hoor Gill A (Author), Peters Gjalt-Jorn Y (Author), Kalagi Janice (Author), de Groot Lianne (Author), Grootjans Karlijne (Author), Huschens Alexander (Author), Köhninger Constanze (Author), Kölgen Lizan (Author), Pelssers Isabelle (Author), Schütt Toby (Author), Thomas Sophia (Author), Ruiter Robert AC (Author), Kok Gerjo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Threatening health messages that focus on severity are popular, but frequently have no effect or even a counterproductive effect on behavior change. This paradox (i.e. wide application despite low effectiveness) may be partly explain...