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Delinquency, health behaviour and health

British Journal of Health Psychology, 2001
Objectives. This study investigated the association between delinquency and health in a sample of adolescents and young adults (aged 13‐24) and examined whether the association could have been due to delinquency‐related differences in demographic, socio‐economic and life‐style factors. Method.
Junger, M., Stroebe, W., van der Laan, A.   +2 more
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Health Locus of Control and Health Behaviour

Journal of Health Psychology, 1998
A representative sample of 11,632 people completed a questionnaire measuring health locus of control, health value and a number of health behaviours as part of the 1989 Health in Wales Survey. Measures of smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise and diet were combined to form a health behaviour index, representing key 'lifestyle' indicators. In line with
Norman, P, Bennett, PD, Murphy, S, Tudor-Smith, C   +3 more
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Health Behaviour and Illness Behaviour

2014
This chapter presents another major topic in health social sciences: health and illness behaviours. Social responses to health and illness have been widely researched for various kinds of medical conditions. The chapter proceeds with a definition of health behaviour, introducing associated concepts such as preventive health behaviour (PHB), protective ...
Jimoh Amzat, Oliver Razum
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Models of health behaviour

European Heart Journal, 1988
This short overview focusing on health behaviour as related to coronary risk calls for a distinction between models which aim at explaining initiation of health-damaging behaviour during adolescence and models explaining maintenance of risk behaviour in adult life. With respect to the former, close links between the development of a stable self-concept
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Health Beliefs and Health Care Behaviour in Pregnancy

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1982
SynopsisPrimiparae were randomly assigned to two conditions of routine ultrasound examination at their first antenatal clinic visit: (a) high feedback ultrasound where the monitor screen was visible and the patient was shown the foetal size, shape and movement (N = 67); (b) low feedback ultrasound where the screen was not seen and specific verbal ...
A E, Reading, S, Campbell, D N, Cox, C M, Sledmere   +3 more
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Social exchange processes, health behaviour, and health behaviour change

Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 2008
The main research areas of the Social and Health Psychology group at the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, are introduced. Exemplarily, three currently ongoing projects are described. The project ”Dyadic exchange processes in couples facing dementia” examines social exchanges in couples with the husband suffering from ...
Scholz, Urte, Hornung, Rainer
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Young doctors' health—II. Health and health behaviour

Social Science & Medicine, 1997
There is little published information on the health of young doctors, apart from a number of studies which show increased rates of psychiatric symptoms. Nor is there much known of their health behaviour. Anecdotal accounts suggest that doctors' own health care is poor, especially in terms of their willingness to consult other doctors.
P J, Baldwin, M, Dodd, R M, Wrate
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Health and Behaviour

1989
List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. Social and behavioural determinants of mental disorders Heinz Hafner and Rainer Welz 2. Food-related behaviour M. Abdussalam, C. Foster and F. Kaferstein 3. The psychosocial environment and the development of competence in children Theodore D. Wachs 4.
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