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Comparative Illness Perceptions

Comparative Illness Perceptions is a theoretical construct in health psychology that refers to the cognitive and affective evaluations individuals make about their illness relative to others, distinguishing it from general illness perceptions by emphasizing social and temporal comparison processes in shaping health-related beliefs and behaviors.

114

Publications

4.4K

Citations

608

Authors

307

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

31

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Publications

114

Quality of life and illness perceptions in patients with recently diagnosed head and neck cancer

Margreet Scharloo, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong, Ton P. M. Langeveld et al. · Head & Neck · 2005 · 153 citations

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Illness perceptions and distress in women at increased risk of breast cancer

Geraint Rees, Alison Fry, A. Cull et al. · Psychology and Health · 2004 · 142 citations · Full text

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Perceptions of illness in individuals with anorexia nervosa: A comparison with lay men and women

Joanna Holliday, Emma L. E. Wall, Janet Treasure et al. · International Journal of Eating Disorders · 2004 · 127 citations

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Anxiety and depressive symptoms and illness perceptions in psoriatic arthritis and associations with physical health‐related quality of life

Konstantinos Kotsis, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Niki Tsifetaki et al. · Arthritis Care & Research · 2012 · 122 citations

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Ethnic differences in illness perceptions, self-efficacy and diabetes self-care

Debbie J. Bean, Tim Cundy, Keith J. Petrie · Psychology and Health · 2007 · 117 citations

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Authors

608

  1. AA
    Ad A. Kaptein

    Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

    5 publications · 189 citations

    5

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  2. AA
    Adrian A. Kaptein

    Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

    5 publications · 348 citations

    5

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  3. MR
    Markus Reuber

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 194 citations

    4

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  4. KW
    Kimberley Whitehead

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 194 citations

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  5. JW
    John Weinman

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 257 citations

    4

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Institutions

307

  1. Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    68 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    856 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    372 citations

  4. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    230 citations

  5. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    307 citations

  6. University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    493 citations

  7. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    336 citations

  8. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    878 citations

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Venues

  1. Psychology and Health

    5 publications · 331 citations

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  2. Quality of Life Research

    4 publications · 132 citations

    4

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 89 citations

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  4. Journal of Health Psychology

    3 publications · 65 citations

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  5. Psycho-Oncology

    3 publications · 157 citations

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