Armitage et al., 2011: Affirming values and implementing if-then strategies increased acceptance of health risk information of drinking and decreased alcohol consumption among adults over one month
Reference:
Armitage, C. J., Harris, P. R., & Arden, M. A. (2011). Evidence that self-affirmation reduces alcohol consumption: randomized exploratory trial with a new, brief means of self-affirming. Health Psychology, 30(5), 633.
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Adults (1) who described times they had behaved kindly toward others or (2) who reflected on how to affirm using if-then propositions (“If I feel threatened or anxious, then I will…think about the things I value about myself…think about things that are important to me…”) were more accepting of information about the health risks of drinking and, a month later, reported drinking less.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
To See the Self as AdequateApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Remedy Threats to Self-Integrity that Undermine FunctioningHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
Am I under threat, because I am doing something that harms my health?Am I under threat, because I am doing something that harms my health?Psychological Question Addressed
Am I under threat, because I am doing something that harms my health?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Health
Intervention Technique:
Active reflection, values-affirmation; Prompting with leading questions