Evidence suggests that affirming the self can help people to make changes in their health behavior. Typically, people affirm a personally-important value, but evidence suggests that affirming the values of family ("familial self-affirmation") might exert stronger effects. The aim of the present study is to examine the effects of familial self-affirmation versus standard self-affirmation versus a control group on smoking cessation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
123
Participants are asked to complete a standard questionnaire and on the last page they are asked to form a self-affirming implementation intention by copying out a sentence.
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Smoking cessation
Self-reported quitting
Time frame: 1 month
Quit attempts
Self-reported quit attempts
Time frame: 1 month
Nicotine dependence
Self-reported nicotine dependence
Time frame: 1 month
Craving
Self-reported cravings
Time frame: 1 month
Habit
Self-reported habit
Time frame: 1 month
Self-regulation
Self-reported self-regulation
Time frame: 1 month
Subjective well-being
Self-reported subjective well-being
Time frame: 1 month
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