Testing Familial Self-affirmation for Smoking Cessation
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Self-affirmation
- Registration Number
- NCT03295409
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Manchester
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 123
Inclusion Criteria
- Smoker
Exclusion Criteria
- Non-smoker
- Unable or unwilling to complete questionnaire
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental: Standard self-affirmation Self-affirmation Participants are asked to form a self-affirming implementation intention at the end of a questionnaire: The beginning to a sentence appears below. Below it are 4 different ways of completing the sentence. On the lines below, please write out the beginning of the sentence and then complete it with 1 of the 4 options we have given you. If I feel threatened or anxious, then I will... * think about the things I value about myself * remember things that I have succeeded in * think about what I stand for * think about things that are important to me If...___________________________________________________________________ Experimental: Familial self-affirmation Self-affirmation Participants are asked to form a self-affirming implementation intention at the end of a questionnaire: The beginning to a sentence appears below. Below it are 4 different ways of completing the sentence. On the lines below, please write out the beginning of the sentence and then complete it with 1 of the 4 options we have given you. If I feel threatened or anxious, then I will... * think about the things my family and I value about ourselves * remember things that my family and I have succeeded in * think about what my family and I stand for * think about things that are important to my family and me If...__________________________________________________________________
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quit attempts 1 month Self-reported quit attempts
Smoking cessation 1 month Self-reported quitting
Nicotine dependence 1 month Self-reported nicotine dependence
Craving 1 month Self-reported cravings
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective well-being 1 month Self-reported subjective well-being
Habit 1 month Self-reported habit
Self-regulation 1 month Self-reported self-regulation
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Perfect Match Wedding Service
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong, Hong Kong
HC Engineering Company
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong, Hong Kong