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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 635-649 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Psychology and Health |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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Don't derogate this message! Self-affirmation promotes online type 2 diabetes risk test taking. / van Koningsbruggen, G.M.; Das, E.
In: Psychology and Health, Vol. 24, No. 6, 2009, p. 635-649.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Don't derogate this message! Self-affirmation promotes online type 2 diabetes risk test taking
AU - van Koningsbruggen, G.M.
AU - Das, E.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - 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. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
AB - 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. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.
U2 - 10.1080/08870440802340156
DO - 10.1080/08870440802340156
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 635
EP - 649
JO - Psychology and Health
JF - Psychology and Health
SN - 0887-0446
IS - 6
ER -