Publication: Reaping the Benefits and Avoiding the Risks: Unrealistic Optimism in the Health Domain
Reaping the Benefits and Avoiding the Risks: Unrealistic Optimism in the Health Domain
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Hanoch, Y., Rolison, J. J., & Freund, A. M. (2019). Reaping the Benefits and Avoiding the Risks: Unrealistic Optimism in the Health Domain. Risk Analysis, 39(4), 792–804. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13204
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People's perceptions of benefits and risks play a key role in their acceptance or rejection of medical interventions, yet these perceptions may be poorly calibrated. This online study with N = 373 adults aged 19-76 years focused on unrealistic optimism in the health domain. Participants indicated how likely they were to experience benefits and risks associated with medical conditions and completed objective and subjective numeracy scales. Participants exhibited optimistic views about the likelihood of experiencing the benefits and the
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- Hanoch, Yaniv
- Rolison, Jonathan J
- Freund, Alexandra M
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Hanoch, Y., Rolison, J. J., & Freund, A. M. (2019). Reaping the Benefits and Avoiding the Risks: Unrealistic Optimism in the Health Domain. Risk Analysis, 39(4), 792–804. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13204