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Working mechanisms of computer-tailored health education: evidence from smoking cessation

Dijkstra, Arie·2005·Health Education Research

Abstract

To further develop tailored interventions, their working mechanisms must be identified. In the present study, three tailored messages that each contained one potential working mechanism--personalization, adaptation or feedback--were compared with a standard information condition. Two hundred and two students who smoked tobacco daily were randomly divided over four conditions. After the computer pre-test questionnaire, they read the information in their condition and filled in the immediate post-test. After 4 months, they were sent a follow-up questionnaire assessing their quitting activity. The data show that personalization (44.5%) and feedback (48.7%), but not adaptation (28.6%), led to significantly more quitting activity after 4 months than did the standard information (22.9%). Moreover, the effect of condition on quitting activity was completely mediated by individuals' evaluations of the tailoring.

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Authors
Dijkstra, A.
Affiliations
University of Groningen (NL)
Corresponding author
Dijkstra, Arie
Venue
Health Education Research
Published
2004-02-08
Volume
20
Issue
5
Pages
527-539
ISSN
  • 0268-1153 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-3648
OpenAlex
W2100836598
Cited by
193
References
23
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FWCI
1.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Health Education Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (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
smoking cessation, operating mechanism, personalization, adaptation, feedback, students, tobacco use, quitting behavior
MeSH terms
Adult, Communication, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Female, Health Education, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Surveys and Questionnaires, Smoking Cessation

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