title: Anglers' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors as impacted by the Michigan Fish Consumption Advisory.
abstract: This study examines the relationship between a person's knowledge that a current ego-involving behavior may include health risks and the undertaking of a subsequent behavior change to reduce this risk. Specifically, 396 licensed anglers were surveyed concerning their beliefs about the health risks of consuming sport-caught fish, their knowledge of the risk information contained in the Michigan Fish Consumption Advisory, and their personal fish consumption behavior. Sixty-five percent of the anglers surveyed reported reading part or all of the Michigan Fish Consumption Advisory; however, as a group, they perceived the risks from eating sport-caught fish as small.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication, Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, USA. klevine@emerson.edu
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kamrin
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Dearing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005506:Food Contamination; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D013177:Sports; D014876:Water Pollution