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Self-affirmation and self-control: counteracting defensive processing of health information and facilitating health behavior change
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posted on 2023-06-09, 01:34 authored by Guido M van Koningsbruggen, Eleanor MilesEleanor Miles, Pete HarrisPete HarrisAccepting personally relevant health information and successfully changing one’s health behavior accordingly is valuable for long-term health and wellbeing. However, both steps pose different self-control dilemmas. It is no surprise, therefore, that people may resist health information and maintain unhealthy behavior. In this chapter, we consider the problem of responding adaptively to health risk information from a self-control perspective, and discuss how a self-affirmation intervention (that typically requires people to reflect on their important personal values or attributes) may improve self-control in the context of health information processing and health behavior change.
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RoutledgePage range
495-507Pages
528.0Book title
Handbook of self-control in health and wellbeingPlace of publication
Abingdon-on-ThamesISBN
9781138123861Series
Routledge International HandbooksDepartment affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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Denise de Ridder, Kentaro Fujita, Marieke AdriaanseLegacy Posted Date
2016-06-22First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-06-22Usage metrics
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