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How do healthy women perceive the risk of breast cancer? The role of Illness perceptions and compared risk between Portugal and the U.A.E

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dc.contributor.authorFigueiras, Maria Joao
dc.contributor.authorNeto, David Dias
dc.contributor.authorMarôco, J. P.
dc.contributor.authorCarmo, Catarina
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-10T15:37:11Z
dc.date.available2022-10-10T15:37:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract(1) Background: Breast cancer (BC) shows significant epidemiological differences between Eastern and Western countries. These may arise from socio-cultural factors influencing how healthy young women perceive this condition, their risk of getting cancer, and the implications for preventive screening behaviors. In this study, the illness perceptions, individual risk perception, compared risk, and beliefs about preventive behaviors for BC of female university students were compared using an anonymous online survey between a European country (Portugal) and the United Arab Emirates. (2) Method: A structural equation model (SEM) was developed to investigate the hypothetical relationship between illness perceptions and compared risk as predictors of perceived risk for BC. (3) Results: There were significant differences between the study variables. The SEM was invariant, but the differences between regression coefficients in both countries were highly statistically significant. Mediation analyses revealed a significant indirect effect of compared risk on individual risk and a significantly stronger direct effect for the Emirati sample. (4) Conclusions: These findings suggest that cultural research may help to explain factors that may shape social comparison of individual risk characteristics and influence perceived risk. Moreover, providing culturally appropriate strategies to be designed and implemented can promote early detection behaviors for BC.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationFigueiras, M. J., Neto, D. D., Marôco, J., & Carmo, C. (2022). How Do Healthy Women Perceive the Risk of Breast Cancer? The Role of Illness Perceptions and Compared Risk between Portugal and the U.A.E. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12923. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912923pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph191912923pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn16604601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8805
dc.language.isoporpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBreast cancerpt_PT
dc.subjectIllness perceptionspt_PT
dc.subjectRisk perceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectCompared riskpt_PT
dc.subjectCultural contextpt_PT
dc.titleHow do healthy women perceive the risk of breast cancer? The role of Illness perceptions and compared risk between Portugal and the U.A.Ept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSwitzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.issue19pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage12923pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
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person.familyNameRodrigues do Carmo
person.givenNameMaria Joao
person.givenNameDavid Manuel
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person.givenNameCatarina Sofia
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