Self-Affirmation, Emotion, and Alcohol Consumption

NCT02311400 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 99991503015-C-N030
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 690
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: \- People respond differently to life events and how those events make them feel. They also respond differently to information about the how their actions affect their lives and health. Researchers want to learn more about these differences. In this study, researchers will look at how people respond to an event in their life. Researchers will also look at how people respond to information about how their actions can affect their health. Objective: \- To see how people respond differently to life events and information about alcohol and breast cancer. Eligibility: \- Women 18 and older who have never been diagnosed with cancer and who drank 5 or more alcoholic drinks in the past week. Design:

• This study will take place online.
• Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 10 groups.
• Researchers will ask participants to take part in 2 small studies, 1 about Life Events and 1 about Alcohol and Breast Cancer.
• In the Life Events study, participants will write briefly about a time they felt very happy, fearful, angry, or surprised, or they will write about a room in their house. Then they will answer questions about that event. They also will write about a value that is or is not important to them.
• In the Alcohol and Breast Cancer study, participants will read a health message about the link between alcohol and breast cancer. Then they will answer questions about what they read and give their thoughts about alcohol and breast cancer.
• Both studies should take about 30 minutes.

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior

Keywords

Emotion; Self-Affirmation; Alcohol Consumption

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Alcohol cessation intentions

  immediately post-experiment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• Women who have never been diagnosed with cancer and who drank 5 + alcoholic beverages in the past week will be eligible to participate. All men, and women who report a lower threshold of alcohol consumption, will be excluded.
• Children will be excluded from this study.
• Participants who have completed prior self-affirmation studies through GfK (e.g., the one conducted under 12-C-N162-B) will also be excluded; these participants will be identified by GfK (based on records of study participation kept for panel members), and will not be invited to participate in the current study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): lead

Study Sites (1)

GfK

Menlo Park, California, 94025-1516, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Epton T, Harris PR. Self-affirmation promotes health behavior change. Health Psychol. 2008 Nov;27(6):746-52. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.6.746.

  PMID: 19025270 BACKGROUND

• Lerner JS, Keltner D. Fear, anger, and risk. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2001 Jul;81(1):146-59. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.81.1.146.

  PMID: 11474720 BACKGROUND

• Harris PR, Napper L. Self-affirmation and the biased processing of threatening health-risk information. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2005 Sep;31(9):1250-63. doi: 10.1177/0146167205274694.

  PMID: 16055644 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior; Alcohol Drinking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Drinking Behavior

Study Officials

• Rebecca A Ferrer, Ph.D.

  National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: NIH
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2014
• First Posted: December 8, 2014
• Study Start: November 19, 2014
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2015
• Study Completion: September 29, 2016
• Last Updated: April 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2016-09-29

Locations

US (1)