Exploring Whether Experimentally Manipulated Self-affirmation Promotes Reduced Alcohol Consumption in Response to Narrative Health Information
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking
- Sponsor
- University of Sussex
- Enrollment
- 142
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Alcohol consumption 7 days after intervention
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study tests the effects of a self-affirmation manipulation on (i) acceptance of a health message detailing the risks of alcohol consumption, (ii) engagement with the health message and (iii) alcohol consumption at 7-day follow-up. Half of the participants complete a self-affirmation manipulation, where they reflect on their most important values, whereas the other half complete a control equivalent, where they reflect on their least important values. Immediately post-intervention, all participants then receive information about the risks of alcohol consumption and complete measures of message acceptance and engagement with the materials. Seven days after intervention, participants self-report their alcohol consumption in the previous 7 days.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- •Non-drinkers
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Alcohol consumption 7 days after intervention
Time Frame: 7 days after intervention
Seven days after the intervention, participants are contacted and asked to report their alcohol consumption over the previous 7-day period via self-report items. Participants report the type of alcohol (e.g., beer, spirit), type of container (e.g., small glass, pint, single measure) and the number of each type of drink they had consumed on each day over the previous 7 days using the adapted version (Armitage, Harris, \& Arden, 2011) of the timeline fallback technique (Sobell \& Sobell, 1992). The total number of units consumed by each participant was then calculated using the UK NHS alcohol unit calculator (NHS Choices, 2013: www.nhs.uk/tools/pages/alcohol-unit-calculator.aspx).
Secondary Outcomes
- Effect of intervention on engagement with health information(Immediately after intervention)
- Effect of intervention on acceptance of health information(Immediately after intervention)