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A brief intervention changing oral self-care, self-efficacy, and self-monitoring

Schwarzer, Ralf, Antoniuk, Agata, Gholami, Maryam·2015·British Journal of Health Psychology
DOI 10.1111/bjhp.12091
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Background and aim: The roles of self‐efficacy and self‐monitoring as proximal predictors of dental flossing frequency are studied in the context of an oral health intervention. Materials and methods: A study among 287 university students, aged 19 to 26 years, compared an intervention group that received a brief self‐regulatory treatment, with a passive and an active control group. Dental flossing, self‐efficacy, and self‐monitoring were assessed at baseline and 3 weeks later. Results: The intervention led to an increase in dental flossing regardless of experimental condition. However, treatment‐specific gains were documented for self‐efficacy and self‐monitoring. Moreover, changes in the latter two served as mediators in a path model, linking the intervention with subsequent dental flossing and yielding significant indirect effects. Conclusions: Self‐efficacy and self‐monitoring play a mediating role in facilitating dental flossing. Interventions that aim at an improvement in oral self‐care should consider using these constructs. Statement of contribution: What is already known on this subject? The adoption and maintenance of oral self‐care can be facilitated by a number of social‐cognitive variables. Interventions that include planning, action control, or self‐efficacy components have been shown to improve dental flossing. In one recent study on flossing in adolescent girls, planning intervention effects were mediated by self‐efficacy. What does this study add? Self‐monitoring is associated with better oral self‐care. A 10‐min intervention improves self‐efficacy and self‐monitoring. Self‐efficacy and self‐monitoring operate as mediators between treatment and flossing.

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  • BCTTv1 has been used to code interventions across a variety of behavioural domains, including physical activity and dietary behaviours, oral hygiene, hazardous and harmful drinking, sexual health, blood pressure control/management, antibiotic-prescribing and diabetes preventative behaviours.

    “BCTTv1 has been used to code interventions across a variety of behavioural domains, including physical activity and dietary behaviours [31, 32], oral hygiene behaviours [33], hazardous and harmful drinking [34], sexual health behaviours [35–37], blood pressure control/management behaviours [38], antibiotic-prescribing [39, 40] and diabetes preventative behaviours [41].”

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Authors
Schwarzer, R., Antoniuk, A., & Gholami, M.
Affiliations
  • Uniwersytet SWPS (PL)
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
Corresponding author
Schwarzer, Ralf
ORCID
Venue
British Journal of Health Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-01-29
Volume
20
Issue
1
Pages
56-67
ISSN
  • 1359-107X (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8287
DOI
10.1111/bjhp.12091
OpenAlex
W2161137916
Cited by
159
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • British Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Wellbeing Research
Keywords
dental flossing, oral self-care, self-efficacy, self-monitoring, brief intervention, oral health behavior, university students, mediation, social cognitive variables, self-regulation
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Motivation, Oral Hygiene, Self Care, Students, Health Behavior, Self Efficacy, Young Adult

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