Health disparities and attention to health information by disenfranchised groups

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Title:	Health disparities and attention to health information by disenfranchised groups
Author(s):	Earl, Allison
Director of Research:	Albarracin, Dolores
Doctoral Committee Chair(s):	Albarracin, Dolores
Doctoral Committee Member(s):	Fabiani, Monica; Cohen, Dov; Preston, Jesse L.
Department / Program:	Psychology
Discipline:	Psychology
Degree Granting Institution:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree:	Ph.D.
Genre:	Dissertation
Subject(s):	attention to health information health disparities stigma shame
Abstract:	Disparities in health outcomes may be explained in part by differences in attention to health information across groups. A series of six studies examined the impression, defense, and fear-reduction motives underlying attention to health information by individuals from traditionally disenfranchised groups. Results suggested that both chronic and situational factors influence activation of impression motives, which in turn produce shame and avoidance of information about stigmatized health issues.
Issue Date:	2012-09-18
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2142/34269
Rights Information:	Copyright 2012 Allison Earl
Date Available in IDEALS:	2012-09-18
Date Deposited:	2012-08