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Rebecca A. Ferrer

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94

Publications

5.2K

Citations

37

H-Index

1997

Active since

Affiliations

National Cancer Institute(Current)

National Institutes of Health

National Human Genome Research Institute

University of Sussex

University of Connecticut

Rebecca A. Ferrer is an author at National Cancer Institute specializing in public health, social sciences, and psychology.

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PsychologyPublic HealthSocial SciencesBehavioral ScienceSocial PsychologyHealth CommunicationMedicineEmotionRisk CommunicationApplied Social Psychology

Publications per year

1997–2023

94

Publications

94

Risk perceptions and health behavior

Rebecca A. Ferrer, William M. P. Klein · Current Opinion in Psychology · 2015 · 954 citations

Health Conditions, Risk Communication, Health Effect +10

The NIH Science of Behavior Change Program: Transforming the science through a focus on mechanisms of change

Lisbeth Nielsen, Melissa Riddle, Jonathan King et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy · 2017 · 439 citations · Full text

Behavioral Sciences, Behavior Management, Behaviorism +11

The Tripartite Model of Risk Perception (TRIRISK): Distinguishing Deliberative, Affective, and Experiential Components of Perceived Risk

Rebecca A. Ferrer, William M. P. Klein, Alexander Persoskie et al. · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · 2016 · 246 citations

Risk perception measures' associations with behavior intentions, affect, and cognition following colon cancer screening messages.

Amanda J. Dillard, Rebecca A. Ferrer, Peter A. Ubel et al. · Health Psychology · 2011 · 180 citations

Association of cancer worry and perceived risk with doctor avoidance: an analysis of information avoidance in a nationally representative US sample

Alexander Persoskie, Rebecca A. Ferrer, William M. P. Klein · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · 2013 · 142 citations

Cancer Worry, Family Medicine, Risk Communication +11

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