TY - JOUR
T1 - Unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset
T2 - Implications for education programs
AU - Reyes-Velazquez, Wanda
AU - Sealey-Potts, Claudia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by the American Diabetes Association.
PY - 2015/2
Y1 - 2015/2
N2 - This study examined links among unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset in college students. Participants included 660 college students who consented to complete a questionnaire. The results showed significant differences between students who perceived that they were at risk for type 2 diabetes onset and those who thought their peers were the ones at risk. A higher prevalence of participants thought their peers were the ones at risk for type 2 diabetes. Women were more likely than men to report a higher risk perception, indicating that their peers were at lower risk for diabetes onset.
AB - This study examined links among unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset in college students. Participants included 660 college students who consented to complete a questionnaire. The results showed significant differences between students who perceived that they were at risk for type 2 diabetes onset and those who thought their peers were the ones at risk. A higher prevalence of participants thought their peers were the ones at risk for type 2 diabetes. Women were more likely than men to report a higher risk perception, indicating that their peers were at lower risk for diabetes onset.
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U2 - 10.2337/diaspect.28.1.5
DO - 10.2337/diaspect.28.1.5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962437250
SN - 1040-9165
VL - 28
SP - 5
EP - 9
JO - Diabetes Spectrum
JF - Diabetes Spectrum
IS - 1
ER -