Worries About Modernity Predict Symptom Complaints After Environmental Pesticide Spraying
Keith J. Petrie, PhD,
Elizabeth A. Broadbent, PhD,
Nadine Kley,
Dipl Psych,
Rona Moss-Morris, PhD,
Rob Horne, PhD and
Winfried Rief, PhD
From the Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (K.J.P., E.A.B., R.M.-M.); Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany (N.K., W.R.); Centre for Health Care Research, University of Brighton, UK (R.H.).

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Figure 1. Mean (SE) number of symptoms after spraying by level of modern health worries.
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Figure 2. Mean (SE) levels of reported protective behavior during spraying by level of modern health worries.
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