2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115667
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My future-self has (not) quit smoking: An experimental study into the effect of a future-self intervention on smoking-related self-identity constructs

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“…Findings also have implications for research into smoking and identity. Although studies consistently show that people who smoke need to be able to see themselves more as non-smokers and less as smokers in order to quit successfully, less is known about how interventions may facilitate such identity change [20][21][22][29][30][31][32]. Current findings may inspire the development of identity-based interventions for smoking or other addictive behaviours.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Findings also have implications for research into smoking and identity. Although studies consistently show that people who smoke need to be able to see themselves more as non-smokers and less as smokers in order to quit successfully, less is known about how interventions may facilitate such identity change [20][21][22][29][30][31][32]. Current findings may inspire the development of identity-based interventions for smoking or other addictive behaviours.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…The selected commercials were of similar length (fearappeal ad: 34 s; anger-appeal ad: 30 s). The fear appeal leveraged the fear of premature death due to smoking and the impact on loved smoking, but smoke less; or [8] always to remain smoking, and not less"; adopted from Dijkstra et al, 1997 and widely used by others, e.g., Penfornis et al, 2023;Meijer et al, 2015;and Meijer et al, 2018).…”
Section: Methods and Proceduresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After watching the ad in their corresponding condition, participants reported their intention to quit smoking (“When [if at all] do you intend to quit smoking?” “I intend to quit smoking [1] within 1 month; [2] within 6 months; [3] within 2 years; [4] within 5 years; [5] within 10 years; [6] sometime ever, but not within 10 years; [7] always to remain smoking, but smoke less; or [8] always to remain smoking, and not less”; adopted from Dijkstra et al, 1997 and widely used by others, e.g., Penfornis et al, 2023; Meijer et al, 2015; and Meijer et al, 2018). Participants then learned about ASH (Action on Smoking & Health), “a UK‐based public health charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians to end the harm caused by tobacco,” and saw the charity's logo and web page link.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%