Promoting water intake. The persuasiveness of a messaging intervention based on anticipated negative affective reactions and self-monitoring. (1st November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carfora, Valentina; Caso, Daniela; Palumbo, Francesco; Conner, Mark
• Is Part Of: Appetite. Volume 130(2018)
• Page Start: 236
• Page End: 246
• Publication Date: 2018-11-01
• Subjects: Healthy drinking -- Behaviour change -- Anticipated negative affective reactions -- Self-monitoring -- Messaging -- Applied social psychology -- Health psychology; Food habits -- Periodicals; Appetite -- Periodicals; Appetite disorders -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 306.4613
• DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.08.017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6663

Abstract

Abstract: The present research focused on water intake (WI) in young adults. Study 1 (N = 272) was a correlational study and showed affective attitude, perceived behavioural control, past behaviour and anticipated negative affective reactions (ANAR) to predict WI intentions. It also showed intentions, instrumental attitude, perceived behavioural control, and past behaviour to predict WI prospectively. In addition, ANAR moderates the relationship between intention and future water intake (WI). Study 2 (N = 197) was an experimental study and showed that daily text messages targeting ANAR plus a self-monitoring manipulation increased WI immediately after the intervention although this effect did not persist one month later. Mediation analysis indicated the intervention impacted WI via sequentially changing ANAR and intention.