Self-affirmation before exposure to health communications promotes intentions and health behavior change by increasing anticipated regret
| العنوان: | Self-affirmation before exposure to health communications promotes intentions and health behavior change by increasing anticipated regret |
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| المؤلفون: | Richard Cooke, Benjamin Schüz, A.J. Smits, Urte Scholz, Peter R. Harris, Guido M. van Koningsbruggen |
| المساهمون: | Communication Science, Network Institute, Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC), University of Zurich, van Koningsbruggen, Guido M |
| المصدر: | Communication Research, 43(8), 1027-1044. SAGE Publications Inc. van Koningsbruggen, G M, Harris, P R, Smits, A J, Schüz, B, Scholz, U & Cooke, R 2016, ' Self-affirmation before exposure to health communications promotes intentions and health behavior change by increasing anticipated regret ', Communication Research, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1027-1044 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650214555180 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications Inc., 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Linguistics and Language, Persuasion, media_common.quotation_subject, education, 050109 social psychology, Affect (psychology), Language and Linguistics, 03 medical and health sciences, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Health communication, 1203 Language and Linguistics, media_common, 030505 public health, 10093 Institute of Psychology, Self-affirmation, Communication, 05 social sciences, Behavior change, Regret, Fear appeal, humanities, Risk perception, 3310 Linguistics and Language, 150 Psychology, 0305 other medical science, Psychology, Social psychology, 3315 Communication |
| الوصف: | Health-risk information can elicit negative emotions like anticipated regret that may positively affect health persuasion. The beneficial impact of such emotions is undermined when target audiences respond defensively to the threatening information. We tested whether self-affirming (reflecting on cherished attributes) before message exposure can be used as strategy to enhance the experience of anticipated regret. Women were self-affirmed or not before exposure to a message promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. Self-affirmation increased anticipated regret and intentions reported following message exposure and consumption in the week after the intervention; regret mediated the affirmation effect on intentions. Moreover, results suggest that anticipated regret and intentions are serial mediators linking self-affirmation and behavior. By demonstrating the mediating role of anticipated regret, we provide insights into how self-affirmation may promote healthy intentions and behavior following health message exposure. Self-affirmation techniques could thus potentially be used to increase the effectiveness of health communication efforts. |
| وصف الملف: | Communication Research-2014-van Koningsbruggen-0093650214555180.pdf - application/pdf; application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0093-6502 1552-3810 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d55274bfacdd4a223668f76f17943da9 https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650214555180 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....d55274bfacdd4a223668f76f17943da9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 00936502 15523810 |
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