Unrealistic Optimism, Sex, and Risk Perception of Type 2 Diabetes Onset: Implications for Education Programs. Reyes-Velázquez, W. & Sealey-Potts, C. Diabetes Spectrum, 28(1):5–9, 2015.
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This study examined links among unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset in college students. Participants included 660 college students who consented to complete a questionnaire. The results showed significant differences between students who perceived that they were at risk for type 2 diabetes onset and those who thought their peers were the ones at risk. A higher prevalence of participants thought their peers were the ones at risk for type 2 diabetes. Women were more likely than men to report a higher risk perception, indicating that their peers were at lower risk for diabetes onset.
@article{reyes-velazquez_unrealistic_2015,
	title = {Unrealistic {Optimism}, {Sex}, and {Risk} {Perception} of {Type} 2 {Diabetes} {Onset}: {Implications} for {Education} {Programs}},
	volume = {28},
	issn = {1040-9165, 1944-7353},
	shorttitle = {Unrealistic {Optimism}, {Sex}, and {Risk} {Perception} of {Type} 2 {Diabetes} {Onset}},
	url = {https://diabetesjournals.org/spectrum/article/28/1/5/32145/Unrealistic-Optimism-Sex-and-Risk-Perception-of},
	doi = {10.2337/diaspect.28.1.5},
	abstract = {This study examined links among unrealistic optimism, sex, and risk perception of type 2 diabetes onset in college students. Participants included 660 college students who consented to complete a questionnaire. The results showed significant differences between students who perceived that they were at risk for type 2 diabetes onset and those who thought their peers were the ones at risk. A higher prevalence of participants thought their peers were the ones at risk for type 2 diabetes. Women were more likely than men to report a higher risk perception, indicating that their peers were at lower risk for diabetes onset.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2024-03-27},
	journal = {Diabetes Spectrum},
	author = {Reyes-Velázquez, Wanda and Sealey-Potts, Claudia},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {5--9},
}

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