Hygiene in a Globalized & Post-Antibiotic World

A Psychology Perspective

Chris D Fluckinger (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

113 Seiten

2014
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-63321-565-8 (ISBN)

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In a globalised and post-antibiotic world, it will be difficult to prevent the spread of infections and pathogens that have historically been largely controllable and treatable. In this scenario, efforts to improve public health will intensify the general trend to move away from sickness treatment to illness prevention and health promotion, as well as increased attention to personal and collective hygiene. This development exposes a potential problem in scholarly literature: much of what we know about influencing what people know about hygiene and why they engage in hygiene behaviour is based on very specific contexts (eg: hospitals and healthcare facilities) and populations (eg: children and healthcare workers). Enter the field of hygiene psychology, which is based on linking the best practices in personal hygiene with relevant personality and contextual factors supported by rigorous and innovative psychological research. We know what people must do to maintain good hygiene, but we must draw from psychology to translate this knowledge into promoting key hygiene behaviours. This book will make these connections by applying psychological principles and research methods to understanding, and affecting, hygiene behaviour change for a number of specific contexts.

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2014
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	344 g
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Kryptologie
ISBN-10	1-63321-565-2 / 1633215652
ISBN-13	978-1-63321-565-8 / 9781633215658
Zustand	Neuware