Prof. Dick Eiser's Publications\Journal Articles Books Book Chapters Journal ArticlesWhite, M. P., EISER, J. R., HARRIS, P. R., & Pahl, S. (2007). Who reaps the benefits, who bears the risks? Comparative optimism, comparative utility and regulatory preferences for mobile phone technology. Risk Analysis, 27, 741-753.
Although the issue of risk target (e.g., self, others, children) is widely acknowledged in risk perception research, its importance appears underappreciated. To date, most research has been satisfied with demonstrating comparative optimism, i.e., lower perceived risk for the self than others, and exploring its moderators, such as perceived controllability and personal exposure. Much less research has investigated how the issue of target may affect benefit perceptions or key outcomes such as stated preferences for hazard regulation. The current research investigated these issues using data from a public survey of attitudes toward mobile phone technology (N= 1,320). First, results demonstrated comparative optimism for this hazard, and also found moderating effects of both controllability and personal exposure. Second, there was evidence of comparative utility, i.e., users believed that the benefits from mobile phone technology are greater for the self than others. Third, and most important for policy, preferences for handset regulation were best predicted by perceptions of the risks to others but perceived benefits for the self. Results suggest a closer awareness of target can improve prediction of stated preferences for hazard regulation and that it would be profitable for future research to pay more attention to the issue of target for both risk and benefit perceptions.
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EISER, C., EISER, J. R., Mayhew, A. G., & Gibson, A. T. (2005). Parenting the premature infant: balancing vulnerability and quality of life. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1169-1177.
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EISER, C., EISER, J. R., & Stride, C. (2005). Quality of life in children newly diagnosed with cancer and their mothers. Quality of Life and Health Outcomes, "3, 2".
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EISER, C., EISER, J. R., & Greco, V. (2004). Surviving childhood cancer: Quality of life and parental regulatory focus. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 123-133.
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EISER, C., EISER, J. R., & Greco, V. (2003). Parenting a child with cancer: promotion and prevention-focused parenting. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 5, 215-221.
EISER, C., EISER, J. R., & Greco, V. (2003). Surviving childhood cancer: Quality of life and parental regulatory focus. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Eiser, J. R., Fazio, R. H., Stafford, T., & Prescott, T. J. (2003). Connectionist simulation of attitude learning: Asymmetries in the acquisition of positive and negative evaluations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29(10), 1221-1235.
White, M. P., EISER, J. R., & HARRIS, P. (2003). Risk perceptions of mobile phone use while driving. Risk Analysis, 24, 323-334.
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EISER, C., EISER, J. R., & Greco, V. (2002). Parenting a child with cancer: promotion and prevention-focused parenting. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 5, 215-221.
EISER, J. R., & Cole, N. (2002). "Participation in cervical screening as a function of perceived risk, barriers and need for cognitive closure." Journal of Health Psychology, 7, 99-105.
EISER, J. R., Coulson, N. S., & EISER, C. (2002). Adolescents' perceptions of the costs and benefits of food additives and their presence in different foods. Journal of Risk Research, 5, 167-176.
EISER, J. R., EiSER, C., Riazi, A., Hammersley, S., & Tooke, J. E. (2002). Interpretations of risk and expectations of change among individuals with Types 1 and 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology, 7, 710-711.
EISER, J. R., Miles, S., & Frewer, L. J. (2002). "Trust, perceived risk and attitudes toward food technologies." Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 2423-2433.
WHITE, M. P., Riazi, A., EISER, C., Hammersley, S., EISER, J. R., MacLeod, K., et al. (2002). Interpreting the risks of diabetic renal disease: Perceptions of those most at risk. Psychology and Health, 17, 33-50.
EISER, J. R., EiSER, C., Riazi, A., Taylor, D. J., Hammersley, S., & Tooke, J. E. (2001). Screening for diabetic retinopathy is well received by patients and may improve self-management intentions. Diabetic Medicine, 18, 835-841.
EISER, J. R., Pahl, S., & Prins, Y. R. A. (2001). "Optimism, pessimism, and the direction of self-other comparisons." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 37, 77-84.
EISER, J. R., Riazi, A., EISER, C., Hammersley, S., & Tooke, J. E. (2001). 2001 Predictors of psychological well-being in types 1 and 2 diabetes. Psychology and Health, 16, 99-110.
Hajek, P., West, R., Lee, A., Foulds, J., Owen, L., EISER, J. R., et al. (2001). Randomized controlled trial of a midwife-delivered brief smoking cessation intervention in pregnancy. Addiction, 96, 485-494.
EISER, C., & EISER, J. R. (2000). Social comparisons and quality of life among survivors of childhood cancer and their mothers. Psychology and Health, 15, 435-450.
EISER, J. R. (2000). The influence of question framing on symptom report and perceived health status. Psychology and Health, 15, 13-20.
EISER, J. R., Pendry, L., Greaves, C. J., Melia, J., Hartland, C., & Moss, S. (2000). Is targeted early detection for melanoma feasible? Self assessments of risk and attitudes to screening. Journal of Medical Screening, 7, 199-202.
Melia, J., Harland, C., Moss, S., EISER, J. R., & Pendry, L. (2000). Feasibility of targeted early detection for melanoma: a population-based screening survey. "British Journal of Cancer," 82, 1605-1609.
Riazi, A., Hammersley, S., EISER, C., EISER, J. R., & Tooke, J. E. (2000). Patients' experiences of the diabetes annual review. Practical Diabetes, 17, 226-230.
BooksEISER, J. R. (2003). Putting Humpty together again: Attitude organization from a connectionist perspective.: London: Psychology Press.
Book ChaptersEISER, J. R., & WHITE, M. P. (2003). A social judgement analysis of trust. In M. Siegrist & H. Gutscher (Eds.), Trust, technology, and society: Studies in cooperative risk management.: London: Earthscan.
EISER, J. R. (2003). The accentuation principle in social judgment: A connectionist reappraisal. In S. L. Schneider & J. Shanteau (Eds.), Emerging perspectives on decision research (pp. 486-511): New York: Cambridge University Press.
EISER, J. R. (2001). Attitudes, decisions and perceptions of risk: A social psychological analysis. In J. Nerb, T. McDaniels & H. Spada (Eds.), Environmental risks: Perception, evaluation and management (pp. 109-135): (Research in Social Problems and Public Policy, Vol. 9). New York: Elsevier.
EISER, J. R. (2000). Empiricism and social reality: Can cognitive science be socialized? In A. Riegler, M. Peschl & A. v. Stein (Eds.), Understanding representation in the cognitive science: Does representation need reality? : New York: Plenum Press.
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