Self-Affirmation and Defensive Processing of Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels by African American Smokers: A Community-Based Study

Autor/inn/en	Iles, Irina A.; Nan, Xiaoli; Ma, Zexin; Feldman, Robert; Butler, James; Wang, Min Qi; Zhao, Xiaoquan
Titel	Self-Affirmation and Defensive Processing of Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels by African American Smokers: A Community-Based Study
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 78 (2019) 3, S.301-314 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896918805129
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Smoking; Disproportionate Representation; Health Behavior; Merchandise Information; Health Promotion; Attitudes; Responses; Intention; Self Concept; Adults; Psychological Patterns; Maryland; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Rauchen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	Objective: Promoting smoking cessation through effective health messaging among African American smokers is of great urgency as African Americans suffer disproportionally more from smoking-related diseases compared to White smokers. This research examines the potential impact of self-affirmation on reducing defensive processing of graphic cigarette warning labels among African American smokers. Method: We conducted an experimental study in which participants were instructed to self-affirm (or not) prior to viewing graphic cigarette warning labels. Results: We found that although self-affirmation had no main effect on defensive processing, it interacted with initial/preexisting attitudes towards smoking to influence defensive responses such as message derogation and perceived message manipulation. For participants with more positive initial attitudes towards smoking, self-affirmation led to reduced message derogation and perceived message manipulation. For these individuals, we also found an indirect effect of self-affirmation on intentions to quit smoking through perceived message manipulation. Self-affirmation had largely no effects on participants with less positive initial attitudes towards smoking. Conclusion: The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01