CREATE (Collaborative REsearch And Training in the EHPS)
...is a subdivision of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), promoting education and collaboration for early career researchers working in the field of health psychology. Click here for more information on CREATE. Click here to jump to the EHPS website.
Risk perception and risk communication
At first glance, perceiving a health threat seems to be the most obvious prerequisite for the motivation to change risk behaviors. If one is not aware of the risky nature of one’s actions, motivation cannot emerge. Therefore, a crucial barrier for health communication is to increase the personal relevance of a health issue to focus people‘s attention on information that pertains directly to their personal risk. However, numerous empirical studies demonstrated that people tend to underestimate their risk and that they are reluctant to accept unfavorable risk feedback.
Accordingly, the 2008 CREATE workshop will focus on the two key questions:
(1) How do people judge health risks?
(2) What are the psychological and behavioural consequences of risk communication?
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CREATE is happy to announce its 10th anniversary workshop which will take place in Bath, UK in September 2008. The workshop will be held on the three days preceding the EHPS conference (6 th- 8 th September) and will be facilitated by Prof. Britta Renner (University of Konstanz) and Dr. Stephanie Kurzenhäuser (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany).
6th-8th September 2008
University of Bath, UK
Click the link above to apply
CREATE will not provide accommodation, there is the possibility of booking rooms on campus. More information will be provided on this website soon
Coffee and tea will be provided during break times. A dinner will be organized on the first night of the workshop. Lunch and dinner for the 2 other nights won‘t be included
The workshop fee is 95€, a reduced fee of 55€ will be available for participants from countries listed on the EHPS registration website as eligible for reduced fees
The EHPS is offering grants for graduate students who plan to attend the CREATE workshop but do not have sufficient financial resources. For more information please refer to the EHPS registration website.
July 25th, 2008
