Associate Professor
Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg.
Room N7/12, 398-8186
bknauper at psych.mcgill.ca
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/perpg/fac/knaeuper
Research Areas
Research Summary
Prof. Knäuper’s area of research is applied social cognition with a focus on health. She studies how individuals make health related judgments (e.g., risk perception); how cognitions (e.g., health beliefs) influence health behavior; and how interventions can be used to restructure health-related cognitions and behaviors. Currently, she studies these processes mainly in the areas of sexual health and eating behavior (dieting, obesity, diabetes). Her methodological interests include the construction of psychometric scales, questionnaire design and the validity of self reports.
Selected References
Rabiau, M., Knäuper, B., & Miquelon, P. (in press[2005]). The eternal quest for optimal balance between maximizing pleasure and minimizing harm: The Compensatory Health Beliefs Model. British Journal of Health Psychology.
Knäuper, B., Kornik, R., Atkinson, K., Guberman, C., & Aydin, C. (2005). Motivation influences the underestimation of cumulative risk. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31(11), 1511-1523.
Rosen, N. O., Knäuper, B., Mozessohn, L., & Ho, R. M. (2005). Factors affecting knowledge of sexually transmitted infection transmissibility in healthcare providers: Results from a national survey. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 32(10), 619-624.
Knäuper, B., Cheema, S., Rabiau, M., & Borten, O. (2005). Self-set dieting rules: Adherence and prediction of weight loss success. Appetite, 44, 283-288.
Dohnke, B., Knäuper, B., & Müller-Fahrnow, W. (2005). Perceived self-efficacy gained from, and health effects of, a rehabilitation program after hip joint replacement. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54(4), 585-992.
Knäuper, B., Rabiau, M., Cohen, O., & Patriciu, N. (2004). Compensatory health beliefs: Theory and measurement. Psychology & Health, 19(5), 607-624.
Knäuper, B., Schwarz, N., & Park, D. C. (2004). Frequency reports across age groups. Journal of Official Statistics, 20(1), 91-96.
Knäuper, B., & Kornik, R. (2004). Perceived transmissibility of sexually transmitted infections: Lack of differentiation between HIV and Chlamydia. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 80(1), 74.
Updated: June 1, 2006
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