Comparing a motivational and a self-regulatory intervention to adopt an oral self-care regimen : A two-sequential randomized crossover trial
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Lhakhang, Pempa, Gholami, Maryam, Knoll, Nina and Schwarzer, Ralf. (2015). Comparing a motivational and a self-regulatory intervention to adopt an oral self-care regimen : A two-sequential randomized crossover trial. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 20(4), pp. 381 - 392. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2014.951368
Authors | Lhakhang, Pempa, Gholami, Maryam, Knoll, Nina and Schwarzer, Ralf |
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Abstract | A sequential intervention to facilitate the adoption and maintenance of dental flossing was conducted among 205 students in India, aged 18–26 years. Two experimental groups received different treatment sequences and were observed at three assessment points, 34 days apart. One group received first a motivational intervention (intention, outcome expectancies, and risk perception, followed by a self-regulatory intervention (planning, self-efficacy, and action control). The second group received the same intervention in the opposite order. Both intervention sequences yielded gains in terms of flossing, planning, self-efficacy, and action control. However, at Time 2, those who had received the self-regulatory intervention first, were superior to their counterparts who had received the motivational intervention first. At Time 3, differences vanished as everyone had then received both interventions. Thus, findings highlight the benefits of a self-regulatory compared to a mere motivational intervention. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Psychology, Health & Medicine |
Journal citation | 20 (4), pp. 381 - 392 |
ISSN | 1354-8506 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2014.951368 |
Page range | 381 - 392 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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