Psychoeducation (PE) is defined as an intervention with systematic, structured, and didactic
knowledge transfer for an illness and its treatment, integrating emotional and motivational …

Self-affirmation—a theory-based technique to affirm the adaptive adequacy of the self—can
promote positive behavior change and adaptive outcomes, although effects are variable. We …

Implicit processes refer to cognitive, affective, and motivational processes that influence
health decisions and behavior without the person intending that influence. Implicit processes …

Background We examined whether enhancing self-affirmation among a population of
drinkers, prior to viewing threatening alcohol pictorial health warning labels, would reduce …

ABSTRACT Research on the Commonsense Self-Regulation Model has emphasised
reflective/conscious perceptual processes regarding illness threat (beliefs about symptoms …

While prior research has demonstrated the benefits of self-affirming individuals prior to
exposing them to potentially threatening health messages, the current study assesses the …

Empirical research has found that self-affirmation that precedes exposure to threatening
information can reduce resistance and exert a positive effect on attitudes and beliefs …

ABSTRACT A growing number of American colleges and universities have become vape-
free campuses in response to the high e-cigarette use prevalence among young adults …

En la literatura relevante se indica claramente que la dependencia del tabaco mantiene una
relación negativa con la motivación para dejar de fumar. En esta investigación tratamos de …

According to self‐affirmation theory, people are highly motivated to protect their sense of
being morally and adaptively adequate (“self‐integrity”). Threats to self‐integrity can be …