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Why it won't happen to me: Perceptions of risk factors and susceptibility

Neil D. Weinstein

Health Psychology, 1984. DOI 10.1037/0278-6133.3.5.431

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful.

Replications

• Weinstein (1984): Replication and extension, Chan & Feldman (2020). Outcome recorded: successful. In the current replication study, we found support for the original findings in the target article for comparative risk judgments, yet with weaker effects (Cohen's d = -0.40, 95% CI [-0.59, -0.22]). Additionally, the current replication also found support for the Optimism bias effect across five ris

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