Health Risk
Behaviors
Several studies are conducted each
semester on various health behaviors. These
studies are primarily under the direction of the graduate students, with Drs
Gibbons and Gerrard providing supervision.
Studies conducted in recent semesters include:
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Peer
group influence on adolescent drinking and driving behavior
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The
effects of mood on sexual risk-taking behavior
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Risk
information processing differences among college students (who are at-risk vs.
not at-risk)
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Subliminal
influences on risk-taking (drugs, alcohol, sex) decisions
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Sexual-risk
willingness as influenced by different social comparison targets and social
comparison tendencies
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The
impact of reactance on compliance with risk-reducing interventions and “boomerang” risk
willingness