Do Messages About Health Risks Threaten The Self ? Increasing The Acceptance of Threatening Health Messages Via Self-Affirmation  

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Steele, Claude M. ; Nelson, Leif D. ; Sherman, David A.K.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 26 no. 9 (2000), page 1046-1058.
Topik: self-affirmation; self - affirmation; health risks; threatening; health messages
Fulltext: 1046PSPB269.pdf (225.59KB)

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: PP45.8 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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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 behaviours.

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