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Mechanisms by which childhood personality traits influence adult health status: educational attainment and healthy behaviors

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Using a life span health behavior model involving 1,054 members of the Hawaii Personality and Health cohort, the impact of childhood personality attributes and education, on adult health attitudes, is studied.

Author: Hampson, Sarah E., Vogt, Thomas M., Goldberg, Lewis R., Dubanoski, Joan P.
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2007
Hawaii, Evaluation, Demographic aspects, Health education, Personality assessment of children, Child personality assessment

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How well do people recall risk factor test results? Accuracy and bias among cholesterol screening participants

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A study that examines how well people remember their own health indicators is discussed by taking up cholesterol screening among them.

Author: Loftus, Elizabeth F., Croyle, Robert T., Barger, Steven D., Sun, Yi-Chun, Hart, Marybeth, Gettig, JoAnn
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2006
Analysis, Memory, Health risk assessment, Health literacy

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Do induced moods really influence health perceptions?

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An experimental study conducted to determine the impact of an individual's mood on his self-rated health is presented.

Author: Barger, Steven D., Burke, Sarah M., Limbert, Megan J.
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2007
United States, Mood (Psychology)

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Subjects list: Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Health behavior, Health behaviour, United States
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