Male smokers’ experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing intervention

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Male smokers' experiences of an appearance-focused facial-ageing intervention Word count (exc. Abstract and Figure): 5893 2 Abstract This study investigated thirty male smokers' experiences of an appearance-focused, facial-ageing intervention. Individual interviews (n = 21) and three focus groups (n = 9) were conducted. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Male smokers explained that viewing the impacts of smoking on their own face was the most effective part of the intervention and 22 men (73%) said that they intended quitting smoking or reducing number of cigarettes smoked post-intervention. It is recommended that designers of appearance-focused interventions target men in the future as the current findings demonstrated that the majority of men engaged well with the intervention.

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“…Results support similar work with women suggesting that viewing scans can act as a source of motivation to improve diet and maintain and increase levels of physical activity (Grogan, Gill, Brownbridge, Warnock & Armitage, 2016;Grogan, Siddique, Gill, Brownbridge, & Armitage, 2017). They also support other work suggesting that men may be susceptible to appearance-related behaviour change interventions in general (Flett et al, 2017;Williams et al, 2013). Although it has generally been argued that extrinsic motives such as appearance are unlikely to result in sustained changes in behaviour relative to intrinsic motives such as enjoyment and interest (Deci & Ryan, 2000;Vartanian, Wharton & Green, 2012), it has recently been suggested that appearance motives may be conducive to internalization (Ednie & Stibor, 2017).…”

“…Given that increasing number of men are dissatisfied with some aspect of their bodies (Franko et al, 2015;Murray & Touyz, 2012;Smith Rutty & Olrich, 2016), men may be susceptible to appearance-related behaviour change interventions. Indeed, studies focusing on ageappearance facial morphing have shown that appearance-related motives can encourage healthier intentions and behaviours in relation to men's smoking (Flett et al, 2017) and sun protection (Williams et al, 2013). However, no studies to date have considered men's responses to whole-body scanning.…”

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“…Research indicates that fear appeals using graphic images can be effective in improving attitudes and changing health behaviors 60,61 . For instance, interventions that show images of smoking's impact on premature facial wrinkles can instill motives for smoking cessation [62][63] . Research suggests that knowledge of e-cigarette explosions may deter young people from using e-cigarettes 67,68 .…”

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