Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-affirmation
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.
Sponsors
University of Manchester
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Smoker
Exclusion criteria
* Non-smoker * Unable or unwilling to complete questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking cessation | 1 month | Self-reported quitting |
| Quit attempts | 1 month | Self-reported quit attempts |
| Nicotine dependence | 1 month | Self-reported nicotine dependence |
| Craving | 1 month | Self-reported cravings |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-regulation | 1 month | Self-reported self-regulation |
| Subjective well-being | 1 month | Self-reported subjective well-being |
| Habit | 1 month | Self-reported habit |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed