Smoking self-concept moderates the effects of self-affirmation on smoking-related beliefs and behavioral intentions.

Autor: Sorgen LJ; Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA., Ferrer RA; Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA., Klein WMP; Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA., Kaufman AR; Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychology & health [Psychol Health] 2022 Aug; Vol. 37 (8), pp. 964-984. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 19.
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1912346
Abstrakt: Objective: Smoking stigmatization has been shown to hinder cigarette smoking cessation, especially among individuals with a strong smoker identity. Self-affirmation, a psychological threat-management coping strategy, can promote smoking cessation, and may mitigate the adverse consequences of stigmatization.
Design: Data from an online sample of 1,020 U.S. adult smokers were analyzed using multiple linear regression.
Main Outcome Measures: Participants completed a self-affirmation (or no-affirmation control) writing task before viewing a smoking stigma (or non-stigma control) anti-smoking public service announcement video. Participants then reported smoking-related cognitions and behavioral intentions.
Results: Among participants with strong-but not weak-ties to a smoker identity (smoking self-concept), self-affirming led to higher quit intentions compared to the control condition. Among participants with weak-but not strong-smoking self-concepts, those who self-affirmed had lower intentions to switch completely to e-cigarettes relative to the control condition. Exposure to stigmatization reduced intentions to seek cessation counseling, particularly among those with weak smoking self-concepts.
Conclusion: Findings demonstrate the critical role that smoking identity centrality plays in moderating reactions to both affirming and stigmatizing stimuli. Additional research is needed to better understand how self-affirmation and stigma-reduction interventions can be tailored and implemented in natural contexts.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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