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dc.contributor.advisorBurgoon, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorGiordano, Lisa, 1962-
dc.creatorGiordano, Lisa, 1962-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-16T09:22:12Z
dc.date.available2013-05-16T09:22:12Z
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/291371
dc.description.abstractA study was conducted to measure the effects of misanthropic attitudes towards physicians on the avoidance of health care for both treatment and preventive purposes. Demographic and other attitudinal and behavioral variables were also measured. Results indicated that income, age, health status, cancer preventing and detection beliefs and health care misanthropy were all related to subjects' health care avoidance for treatment-oriented purposes. Age, sex, use of blood pressure screening tests, and objective health status were significantly associated with avoidance of health care for preventing purposes. As well, those who rated high on misanthropy measures were more likely to patronize non-traditional health care providers than traditional medical doctors. A discussion of communication theories which may provide some explanation for health care avoidance is also given.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectMisanthropy.en_US
dc.subjectHealth attitudes.en_US
dc.subjectPhysicians -- Public opinion.en_US
dc.titleThe effect of misanthropy on health care avoidance: Implications for communication researchen_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.oclc22037773en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1336686en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunicationen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b17349928en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-29T23:46:37Z
html.description.abstractA study was conducted to measure the effects of misanthropic attitudes towards physicians on the avoidance of health care for both treatment and preventive purposes. Demographic and other attitudinal and behavioral variables were also measured. Results indicated that income, age, health status, cancer preventing and detection beliefs and health care misanthropy were all related to subjects' health care avoidance for treatment-oriented purposes. Age, sex, use of blood pressure screening tests, and objective health status were significantly associated with avoidance of health care for preventing purposes. As well, those who rated high on misanthropy measures were more likely to patronize non-traditional health care providers than traditional medical doctors. A discussion of communication theories which may provide some explanation for health care avoidance is also given.


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