Knowledge and Pattern of Health-Inhibiting and Health - Promoting Behavior: The Positive Influence of a Fear/Education Appeal on Willingness to Engage in Behavioral Change

Self-report of health behavior and health knowledge of 116 young adults suggested unawareness of the implications of behavioral health choices due to lack of knowledge in what constitutes health-promoting versus health-inhibiting behavior. A subset of participants reported willingness to change health-inhibiting behaviors when presented with a fear/education appeal strategy.