TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - The Health Belief Model and entry into alcoholism treatment
JO  - International journal of the addictions
A1  - Bardsley, P. E.
A1  - Beckman, L. J.
SP  - 19
EP  - 28
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used to study alcoholism treatment utilization. In-treatment (INT) samples of male and female subjects were compared with male and female subjects in two not-in-treatment (NOT) problem-drinker groups on variables hypothesized to affect health-related behavior. Only two of the five HBM components--perceived severity and cues to action--showed strong, consistent relationships with the decision to enter treatment. Women and men in treatment had higher perceived illness severity than those not in treatment. The INT sample reported a greater number of unusual events (cues to action) during the previous month than the NOT group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-773X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -