Behavioural change and the stress-coping paradigm: some comments on modelling the European code on avoiding cancer.
The Europe Against Cancer Campaign's ten-point code is considered. The difficulties involved in conceptualizing an extremely diverse set of behaviours are highlighted. A framework for modelling the code, based upon the stress-coping paradigm, is presented.
Kelly
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MP
Department of Community Medicine, University of Glasgow.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013315:Stress, Psychological