Self-affirmation increases acceptance of health-risk information among UK adult smokers with low socioeconomic status.
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This study reports an experiment designed to test whether self-affirmation can overcome defensive processing of risk information in a sample of UK adult smokers with low socioeconomic status. Participants (N = 57) were randomized to either a self-affirmation or control condition before reading a government-sponsored antismoking leaflet and completing measures of message acceptance, intention, and self-efficacy. Participants' subsequent behavior (taking leaflets) was recorded surreptitiously. Results showed that the manipulation significantly increased message acceptance, intention and behavior, and that the effects of the manipulation on behavior were mediated through message acceptance and intention. The practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed in relation to the possible use of self-affirmation manipulations to enhance the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions.
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Among affirmed participants, 59% took leaflets about how to quit smoking, compared with only 37% of nonaffirmed participants.
“Among affirmed participants, 59% took leaflets about how to quit smoking, compared with only 37% of nonaffirmed participants.”
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- Authors
- Armitage, C. J., Harris, P. R., Hepton, G., & Napper, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Venue
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 88-95
- ISSN
- 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1501
- OpenAlex
- W2018716256
- Cited by
- 130
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 5.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (submittedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- self-affirmation, smokers, low socioeconomic status, defensive processing, message acceptance, smoking cessation interventions, self-efficacy, health behavior change
- MeSH terms
- Smoking Prevention, Adult, Female, United Kingdom, Health Status, Humans, Male, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Risk Factors, Smoking, Socioeconomic Factors, Smoking Cessation, Self Efficacy, Disclosure, Harm Reduction
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