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Giving to Others and the Association Between Stress and Mortality by POULIN, Michael J, BROWN, Stephanie L, DILLARD, Amanda J, SMITH, Dylan M

“…We sought to test the hypothesis that providing help to others predicts a reduced association between stress and mortality. We examined data from participants…”
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Associations between COVID-19 risk perceptions, behavior intentions and worry by Dillard, Amanda J, Lester, Jenna, Holyfield, Hope

“…Risk perceptions are central to health behavior, but some types of risk perceptions may be more strongly connected to behavior than others. This research…”
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Trait mindfulness is negatively associated with distress related to COVID-19 by Dillard, Amanda J., Meier, Brian P.

“…Research suggests that mindfulness is associated with psychological health including a healthier response to stressors. This research tested associations…”
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Unrealistic Optimism in Smokers: Implications for Smoking Myth Endorsement and Self-Protective Motivation by Dillard, Amanda J., McCaul, Kevin D., Klein, William M. P.

“…Although some optimists may be accurate in their positive beliefs about the future, others may be unrealistic-their optimism is misplaced. Research shows that…”
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Perceived Risk of Cancer and Patient Reports of Participation in Decisions about Screening: The DECISIONS Study by Dillard, Amanda J., Couper, Mick P., Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J.

“…Background Health behavior theories suggest that high perceived risk for cancer will be associated with screening, but few studies have examined how perceived…”
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Getting COVID-19: Anticipated negative emotions are worse than experienced negative emotions by Dillard, Amanda J., Meier, Brian P.

“…When people think about negative events that may occur in the future, they tend to overestimate their emotional reactions, and these “affective forecasts” can…”
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Predictors of the intention to receive a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine by Meier, Brian P, Dillard, Amanda J, Lappas, Courtney M

“…Abstract Background It is imperative to understand the predictors of vaccine hesitancy for current and future pandemics. Methods A representative sample (age,…”
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Risk Perception Measures' Associations With Behavior Intentions, Affect, and Cognition Following Colon Cancer Screening Messages by Dillard, Amanda J., Ferrer, Rebecca A., Ubel, Peter A., Fagerlin, Angela

“…Objective: Risk perception is important for motivating health behavior (e.g., Janz & Becker, 1984), but different measures of the construct may change how…”
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Emotions for a novel health food: Is there an impact bias and can it be reduced? by Dillard, Amanda J., Dean, Kristy K., Langenberg, Alyssa

“…Eating decisions may be influenced by an impact bias, or the tendency to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotions for future events or outcomes. In…”
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Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Women with Infertility: Correlations with Dispositional Optimism by Dillard, Amanda J, Weber, Ava E, Chassee, Amanda, Thakur, Mili

“…People who are more optimistic may experience better psychological health during stressful times. The present study examined the perceptions and emotions…”
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A Behavioral Confirmation and Reduction of the Natural versus Synthetic Drug Bias by Meier, Brian P., Dillard, Amanda J., Osorio, Eric, Lappas, Courtney M.

“…Research reveals a biased preference for natural v. synthetic drugs; however, this research is based on self-report and has not examined ways to reduce the…”
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Associations between narrative transportation, risk perception and behaviour intentions following narrative messages about skin cancer by Dillard, Amanda J, Ferrer, Rebecca A, Welch, Jessica D

“…Narrative messages may be an effective strategy to increase risk perceptions and motivate preventive behaviours related to cancer. The aim of this research was…”
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Development and Validation of the Single-Item Mindfulness Scale (SIMS) by Meier, Brian P., Konrath, Sara, Fetterman, Adam K., Dillard, Amanda J., James, Carrie, Weinstein, Emily, Bushman, Brad J.

“…Mindfulness is a focused attention to and acceptance of present experiences. Although several reliable and valid multi-item measures of trait mindfulness…”
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You won't regret it (or love it) as much as you think: impact biases for everyday health behavior outcomes by Dillard, Amanda J., Dean, Kristy K., Gilbert, HanaLi, Lipkus, Isaac M.

“…When predicting the future, people tend to overestimate the intensity of their emotions, a phenomenon known as the impact bias. Design: In two studies, we…”
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Using a Health Message With a Testimonial to Motivate Colon Cancer Screening: Associations With Perceived Identification and Vividness by Dillard, Amanda J., Main, Jackie L.

“…Research suggests that testimonials, or first-person narratives, influence health behavior and health-related decision making, but few studies have examined…”
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Do personal stories make patient decision aids more effective? A critical review of theory and evidence by Bekker, Hilary L, Winterbottom, Anna E, Butow, Phyllis, Dillard, Amanda J, Feldman-Stewart, Deb, Fowler, Floyd J, Jibaja-Weiss, Maria L, Shaffer, Victoria A, Volk, Robert J

“…Patient decision aids support people to make informed decisions between healthcare options. Personal stories provide illustrative examples of others'…”
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Enhancing the effects of a narrative message through experiential information processing: An experimental study by Dillard, Amanda J., Hisler, Garrett

“…First-person narratives are becoming a popular means to communicate health risk information. Although studies show they can increase risk perception and…”
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Do Physicians Prefer Natural Drugs?: The Natural Versus Synthetic Drug Bias in Physicians by Lappas, Courtney M., Coyne, Nicholas, Dillard, Amanda J., Meier, Brian P.

“…Background: There is a bias for natural versus synthetic drugs in general populations. Aims: We investigated whether physicians who have advanced medical and…”
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The Dark Side of Optimism: Unrealistic Optimism About Problems With Alcohol Predicts Subsequent Negative Event Experiences by Dillard, Amanda J., Midboe, Amanda M., Klein, William M. P.

“…College students were identified who were unrealistically optimistic about the likelihood they would experience severe problems due to alcohol consumption…”
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Religiosity and the Naturalness Bias in Drug and Vaccine Choices by Meier, Brian P., Dillard, Amanda J., Fetterman, Adam K., Ji, Li-Jun, Lappas, Courtney M.

“…Research reveals a bias for natural versus synthetic drugs. We sought to determine if this bias is associated with religiosity. Three cross-sectional studies (…”
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