title: The role of social-cognitive and emotional factors on testicular self-examination.
abstract: This study determined the role of social-cognitive and affective factors in promoting testicular self-examination.
  
  
  
  Male participants (N = 115) rated their perceptions of testicular cancer, social-cognitive variables (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control), and their emotions towards testicular cancer (anxiety and shame) and testicular self-examination (anticipated regret and relief). Participants also stated whether or not they had performed a testicular self-examination within the last month.
  
  
  
  Perceived control and anticipated relief positively predicted testicular self-examination within the last month. Both these factors also positively predicted the intention to self-examine in the future. Intention was also positively predicted by attitude and negatively predicted by shame.
  
  
  
  These results highlight the importance of social-cognitive and emotional factors in promoting health screening. Targeting these factors might improve the effectiveness of testicular self-examination interventions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.
authors.forename: Callum
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lovell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003071:Cognition; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020377:Self Efficacy; D016353:Self-Examination / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cancer; emotions; oncology; screening; testicular self-examination