List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: studying
self-protective behaviour Neil D. Weinstein; Part I. Theoretical
Perspectives: 1. Behavioural decision theory perspectives on protective
behaviour Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff and Sarah Lichtenstein; 2. Social
learning theory and preventive behaviour Alfred McAlister; 3. The role of
emotion and psychological defense in self-protective behaviour James R.
Averill; 4. The diffusion of innovations perspective Everett M. Rogers; 5.
Cultural influences on prevention and the emergence of a new health
consciousness Robert Crawford; Part II. Research and Prevention Programs
for Specific Hazards; Section 1. Health: 6. Why people take precautions
against health risks Paul D. Cleary; 7. Community studies of smoking
cessation Surgeon General's Report; 8. Preventing adolescent smoking Kevin
D. McCaul and Russell E. Glasgow; Section 2. Natural Hazards: 9. Natural
hazards and precautionary behaviour Dennis S. Mileti and John H. Sorensen;
10. Programs that encourage the adoption of precautions against natural
hazards: review and evaluation John H. Sorensen and Dennis S. Mileti;
Section 3. Crime: 11. Why people take precautions against crime: a review
of the literature on individual and collective responses to crime Stephanie
W. Greenberg; 12. Promoting citizen involvement in crime prevention and
control Fred Heinzelmann; Section 4. Inquiry, Safety, and Occupational
Settings: 13. Injury prevention: limits to self-protective behaviour Leon
S. Robertson; 14. Perspectives on protective behaviours and work place
hazards Alexander Cohen; Part III. Conclusion: 15. Cross-hazard
consistencies: conclusions about self-protective behaviour Neil D.
Weinstein; Index.
