Unrealistic optimism about susceptibility to health problems

Historical Origins of the Health Belief Model

Irwin M. Rosenstock · Health Education Monographs · 1974 · 5.9K citations · Full text

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Subjective probability: A judgment of representativeness

Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky · Cognitive Psychology · 1972 · 4.9K citations

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Unrealistic optimism about future life events.

Neil D. Weinstein · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 4.8K citations

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Dale T. Miller, Michael G. Ross · Psychological Bulletin · 1975 · 2.6K citations

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