Culture and Health-Related Schemas: A Review and Proposal for Interdisciplinary Integration

Culture and Health-Related Schemas: A Review and Proposal for Interdisciplinary Integration

We present a comprehensive review of anthropological, sociological, and psychological theory and data on the structure, content, and function of health-related schemas. Health psychology's need to integrate specific variables and principles from the other disciplines is highlighted. Suggestions...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health psychology 1992, Vol.11 (4), p.267-276
Hauptverfasser: Landrine, Hope, Klonoff, Elizabeth A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Anthropology
Culture
Health Attitudes
Health Behavior
Human
Humans
Interdisciplinary Research
Psychology
Schema
Sociology
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Zusammenfassung:We present a comprehensive review of anthropological, sociological, and psychological theory and data on the structure, content, and function of health-related schemas. Health psychology's need to integrate specific variables and principles from the other disciplines is highlighted. Suggestions for future research are offered, and the importance of cultural factors in health beliefs is emphasized. Key words: culture, health-related schemas, interdisciplinary findings
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.11.4.267