Effect of Psychological Distance on Intention in Self-Affirmation Theory
- 주제(키워드) construal level theory , health threat message , physical activity intention , psychological distance , Self-affirmation theory
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 SAGE Publications Inc.
- 발행년도 2020
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000174744
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294119856547
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31200619
초록/요약
In previous studies, self-affirmation has been shown to have no effect or have a negative impact on intention to change. We applied construal level theory to examine possible reasons for inconsistencies among findings in existing self-affirmation studies. In Study 1, when female college students in their 20s (N = 113) received health threat information with a psychologically proximal breast cancer message, it induced low-level construal and increased specific physical activity intention. In Study 2, when self-affirmed participants were exposed to health threat information with a psychologically distal Alzheimer’s disease message, there was no increase in specific physical activity intention. These results suggest that when a discrepancy exists between the psychological distance of health threat information and the intention reflecting the construal level, no change of intention occurs, even in self-affirmed individuals. © The Author(s) 2019.
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