Don't derogate this message! Self-affirmation promotes online type 2 diabetes risk test taking

被引：67

作者：

van Koningsbruggen, Guido M. ^{[1
]}

Das, Enny ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Commun Sci, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH | 2009年 / 24卷 / 06期

关键词：

self-affirmation; defensive processing; health-risk information; screening behaviour; type; 2; diabetes; HEALTH MESSAGES; INFORMATION; POPULATION; CONFLUENCE; BEHAVIOR; CRITERIA; DEFENSE; CANCER;

D O I：

10.1080/08870440802340156

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The aim of the present study was to examine whether self-affirmation promotes acceptance of threatening type 2 diabetes information and risk-testing behaviour. In an experimental study (N = 84), we manipulated self-affirmation by allowing participants to affirm a value that was either personally important or unimportant to them, and measured participants' risk level prior to reading threatening type 2 diabetes information. As dependent variables, we measured message derogation, intentions to do an online type 2 diabetes risk test and online risk-testing behaviour. Findings showed that self-affirmation decreased message derogation, increased intentions to do an online risk test and promoted online risk test taking among at-risk participants. Among participants not at-risk, self-affirmation decreased intentions and online risk test taking. Therefore, it is concluded, that for an at-risk population self-affirmation can decrease defensive responses to threatening health information and promote (online) risk test taking for diseases.

引用

页码：635 / 649

页数：15

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