Education differences in cancer fatalism: The role of information-seeking experiences

Healthy Communities Research Institute, Department of Psychological Sciences
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Abstract
Cancer fatalism is the belief that cancer is uncontrollable and lethal. Individuals with less education are more likely to hold fatalistic beliefs about cancer, but the mechanism accounting for the relationship is unknown. We tested whether negative health information seeking experiences explain this relationship. Structural equation modeling was used to test this relationship across three datasets from the Health Information National Trends Survey. Across all datasets, the model showed good fit: Cycle 1 (coefficient of determination=.11, comparative fit index=.96, root mean square error of approximation=.047), Cycle 2 (coefficient of determination=.06, comparative fit index=.96, root mean square error of approximation=.046), and Cycle 3 (coefficient of determination=.08, comparative fit index=.95, root mean square error of approximation=.052). The link between lower education level and higher cancer fatalism was partially mediated by negative health information seeking experiences.
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Article
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10.1177/1359105316664129
Publication Date
2018-10
Publication Title
Journal of Health Psychology
Volume
23
Issue
12
First Page
1533
Last Page
1544
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Healthy Communities Research Institute
Department of Psychological Sciences
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Emanuel, A., Godinho, C., Steinman, C., & Updegraff, J. (2018). Education differences in cancer fatalism: The role of information-seeking experiences (1–). Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316664129
Emanuel, Amber, Cristina Godinho, Christopher Steinman, and John Updegraff. 2018. “Education Differences in Cancer Fatalism: The Role of Information-Seeking Experiences”. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316664129.
Emanuel, Amber, et al. Education Differences in Cancer Fatalism: The Role of Information-Seeking Experiences. Journal of Health Psychology, Oct. 2018, https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316664129.