Unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset: Implications for education programs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2015
Abstract
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.
Publication Title
Diabetes Spectrum
Volume
28
Issue
1
First Page
5
Last Page
9
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2337/diaspect.28.1.5
ISSN
10409165
E-ISSN
19447353
Citation Information
Reyes-Velázquez, & Sealey-Potts, C. (2015). Unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset: implications for education programs. Diabetes Spectrum : A Publication of the American Diabetes Association, 28(1), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.28.1.5