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Do messages about health risks threaten the self? Increasing the acceptance of threatening health messages via self‐ affirmation

Sherman, David A. K., Nelson, Leif D., Steele, Claude M.·2000·Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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Two studies demonstrate that self-image maintenance processes affect the acceptance of personally relevant health messages. Participants who completed a self-affirmation were less defensive and more accepting of health information. In Study 1, female participants (high vs. low relevance) read an article linking caffeine consumption to breast cancer. High-relevance women rejected the information more than did low-relevance women; however, affirmed high-relevance women accepted the information and intended to change their behavior accordingly. In Study 2, sexually active participants viewed an AIDS educational video; affirmed participants saw themselves at greater risk for HIV and purchased condoms more often than did nonaffirmed participants. Results suggest that health messages can threaten an individual’s self-image and that self-affirming techniques can increase the effectiveness of health information and lead to positive health behaviors.

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Authors: Sherman, D. A. K., Nelson, L. D., & Steele, C. M.
Affiliations: University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author: Sherman, David A. K.
ORCID: Nelson, Leif D.
Venue: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2000-11
Volume: 26
Issue: 9
Pages: 1046-1058
ISSN: 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
1552-7433
DOI: 10.1177/01461672002611003
OpenAlex: W1967215969
Semantic Scholar: b747c5fc770353298aaf5feb099e175dd8034ff9
Cited by: 660
References: 60
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 43 · 2017: 33 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 38 · 2013: 32 · 2012: 40
FWCI: 219.75
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords: self-affirmation, health risk messages, message acceptance, defensive processing, message rejection, message relevance, HIV risk perception, health behavior change, HIV/AIDS education

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