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Smoking And Drinking Behavior In Patients With Head And Neck Cancer: Effects Of Behavioral Self-Blame And Perceived Control, Alan Christensen, Patricia Moran, Shawna Ehlers, Katherine Raichle, Lucy Karnell, Gerry Funk
Smoking And Drinking Behavior In Patients With Head And Neck Cancer: Effects Of Behavioral Self-Blame And Perceived Control, Alan Christensen, Patricia Moran, Shawna Ehlers, Katherine Raichle, Lucy Karnell, Gerry Funk
Alan J. Christensen
Patients who continue to use tobacco or alcohol following treatment for head and neck cancers are at greater risk for cancer recurrence and mortality. The present study examined the effects of behavioral self-blame and perceived control over health on smoking and alcohol use in a sample of 55 patients with cancers of the head and neck. Measures of self-blame, perceived control, and depression were administered and an assessment of past and current smoking and drinking behavior was obtained. As anticipated, continued smoking after completion of oncologic treatment was predicted by the interaction of behavior specific self-blame and perceived control. Patients …
"Patient Compliance In End-Stage Renal Disease, Alan Christensen
"Patient Compliance In End-Stage Renal Disease, Alan Christensen
Alan J. Christensen
No abstract provided.
Psychological Influences On Patient Compliance With Treatment, Alan Christensen
Psychological Influences On Patient Compliance With Treatment, Alan Christensen
Alan J. Christensen
No abstract provided.
"Patient X Treatment Interaction And Adherence In Chronic Disease: Osler Revisited, Alan Christensen
"Patient X Treatment Interaction And Adherence In Chronic Disease: Osler Revisited, Alan Christensen
Alan J. Christensen
No abstract provided.
Assessment Of Irrational Health Beliefs: Relation To Health Practices And Medical Regimen Adherence, Alan Christensen, Patricia Moran, John Wiebe
Assessment Of Irrational Health Beliefs: Relation To Health Practices And Medical Regimen Adherence, Alan Christensen, Patricia Moran, John Wiebe
Alan J. Christensen
The purpose of the present research was to provide initial validation of the 20-item Irrational Health Belief Scale (IHBS). Study 1 included 392 undergraduate psychology students. Results from Study 1 suggested that the IHBS total score is internally consistent and stable over an 18-month time period. Greater health-related cognitive distortion (higher IHBS scores) was associated with weaker internal health locus of control beliefs, lower positive affectivity, stronger chance health locus of control beliefs, and greater negative affectivity. Most important, greater cognitive distortion was uniquely and significantly associated with a less positive pattern of health practices. Study 2 involved 107 individuals …
Analogical Transfer Of Problem Solutions Within And Between Languages In Spanish-English Bilinguals, Wendy Francis
Analogical Transfer Of Problem Solutions Within And Between Languages In Spanish-English Bilinguals, Wendy Francis
Wendy S. Francis
Previous cognitive research on transfer of learning in bilingual participants has used simple tasks such as word learning. In the present study, an analogical transfer paradigm was used to examine transfer of high-level conceptual information between languages. Experiment 1 examined analogical transfer from a single source story to a target problem in the same or in a different language with Spanish-English bilinguals. Experiment 2 exploited the competitive nature of retrieval in analogical transfer using a more sensitive design in which the target problem was preceded by two source analogs suggesting different solutions. Even with a total of 207 participants across …
Social Environment And Longevity In Schizophrenia, Alan Christensen, Rachel Dornink, Shawna Ehlers, Susan Schultz
Social Environment And Longevity In Schizophrenia, Alan Christensen, Rachel Dornink, Shawna Ehlers, Susan Schultz
Alan J. Christensen
The role of social support as a predictor of long-term survival among patients with schizophrenia was examined
Changes In Food Attitudes As A Function Of Hunger, Dora I. Lozano, Stephen L. Crites, Shelley N. Aikman
Changes In Food Attitudes As A Function Of Hunger, Dora I. Lozano, Stephen L. Crites, Shelley N. Aikman
Stephen L Crites Jr.
This experiment investigated whether hunger selectively influences attitudes toward common food items. Ss completed a take-home questionnaire on which they rated their attitudes toward food and non-food items when they were either hungry (45 Ss) or not hungry (45 Ss); after returning the questionnaire, Ss completed a second take-home questionnaire in the opposite hunger condition. Results of both between-subject and within-subject analyses revealed that Ss rated foods more positively when hungry compared to not hungry and that there was no difference in the ratings of nonfoods when hungry vs not hungry. Moreover, attitudes toward high-fat foods changed more as a …