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Depressive Realism and Health Risk Accuracy: The Negative Consequences of Positive Mood

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Keller, PA; Lipkus, IM; Rimer, BK
Published in: Journal of Consumer Research
June 1, 2002

We examine the role of level of depression on updating of health-related risk estimates. Participants provided their risk of getting breast cancer before (baseline) and after (follow-up) receiving personalized (experiment 1) or standard (experiment 2) medical risk feedback. Although there were no significant differences in risk estimates at baseline, the follow-up risk estimates indicate that compared to non- depressives, depressives lowered their risk estimates such that they were more accurate or closer to the medical estimates provided in the risk feedback. In contrast to depressives, nondepressives with higher baseline risk estimates did not revise their follow-up risk estimates because they were in a positive mood after receiving the risk feedback.

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Journal of Consumer Research

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0093-5301

Publication Date

June 1, 2002

Volume

29

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1

Start / End Page

57 / 69

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Keller, P. A., Lipkus, I. M., & Rimer, B. K. (2002). Depressive Realism and Health Risk Accuracy: The Negative Consequences of Positive Mood. Journal of Consumer Research, 29(1), 57–69. https://doi.org/10.1086/339921
Keller, P. A., I. M. Lipkus, and B. K. Rimer. “Depressive Realism and Health Risk Accuracy: The Negative Consequences of Positive Mood.” Journal of Consumer Research 29, no. 1 (June 1, 2002): 57–69. https://doi.org/10.1086/339921.
Keller PA, Lipkus IM, Rimer BK. Depressive Realism and Health Risk Accuracy: The Negative Consequences of Positive Mood. Journal of Consumer Research. 2002 Jun 1;29(1):57–69.
Keller, P. A., et al. “Depressive Realism and Health Risk Accuracy: The Negative Consequences of Positive Mood.” Journal of Consumer Research, vol. 29, no. 1, June 2002, pp. 57–69. Scopus, doi:10.1086/339921.
Keller PA, Lipkus IM, Rimer BK. Depressive Realism and Health Risk Accuracy: The Negative Consequences of Positive Mood. Journal of Consumer Research. 2002 Jun 1;29(1):57–69.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Consumer Research

DOI

ISSN

0093-5301

Publication Date

June 1, 2002

Volume

29

Issue

1

Start / End Page

57 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Marketing
  • 3506 Marketing
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1506 Tourism
  • 1505 Marketing