Analysis of the components of cancer risk perception and links with intention and behaviour: A UK-based study.

ABSTRACT: Risk perception refers to how individuals interpret their susceptibility to threats, and has been hypothesised as an important predictor of intentions and behaviour in many theories of health behaviour change. However, its components, optimal measurement, and effects are not yet fully understood. The TRIRISK model, developed in the US, conceptualises risk perception as deliberative, affective and experiential components. In this study, we aimed to assess the replicability of the TRIRISK model in a UK sample by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), explore the inherent factor structure of risk perception in the UK sample by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and assess the associations of EFA-based factors with intentions to change behaviour and subsequent behaviour change. Data were derived

SUBMITTER: Riedinger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8757986 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature