Messages focused on the effect of alcohol on the immune system boosted intention to adhere to alcohol intake guidelines during Covid-19 lockdown.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-22 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2022.2145606

Fiona C Walker, Richard O de Visser

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Objective: Research shows that personal relevance may affect the impact of alcohol-related health information. This study explored alcohol consumption during the UK Covid-19 lockdown, and whether a message emphasising the effect of alcohol on the immune system was more effective in altering intentions to follow low-risk drinking guidelines than other messages about the effects of alcohol on health.

Methods & Measures: From April to June 2020, 953 drinkers completed an online questionnaire, and were randomly allocated to exposure to a control condition or one of three messages emphasising the impact of alcohol on: the immune system; mental health; or physical health. Outcome variables were: concern about alcohol intake, and intention to adhere to low-risk drinking guidelines.

Results: Pre-post ANCOVAs revealed that participants in the immunity message group had significantly stronger intention to adhere to low-risk guidelines than the control group (after controlling for initial intention). Concern for the effect of alcohol on health was not significantly affected.

Conclusion: During Covid-19 lockdown, a message emphasising the impact of alcohol on the immune-system had a greater effect on intention to observe low-risk drinking guidelines than other messages. Contextually relevant messages could be used for alcohol health campaigns and for improving alcohol labelling.

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以酒精对免疫系统的影响为重点的信息提高了在 Covid-19 封锁期间遵守酒精摄入准则的意愿。

目的：研究表明，个人相关性可能会影响与酒精有关的健康信息的影响力。本研究探讨了在英国Covid-19封锁期间的酒精消费情况，以及强调酒精对免疫系统影响的信息是否比其他有关酒精对健康影响的信息更能有效地改变人们遵守低风险饮酒准则的意愿：2020年4月至6月，953名饮酒者填写了一份在线问卷，并被随机分配到对照组或强调酒精对免疫系统、心理健康或身体健康影响的三组信息中的一组。结果变量包括：对酒精摄入量的关注以及遵守低风险饮酒准则的意愿：结果：前后方差分析显示，免疫信息组的参与者遵守低风险饮酒准则的意愿明显强于对照组（在控制了初始意愿后）。结论：在 Covid-19 封锁期间，对酒精对健康影响的关注没有受到明显影响：结论：在 Covid-19 封锁期间，与其他信息相比，强调酒精对免疫系统影响的信息对遵守低风险饮酒准则的意愿有更大的影响。与背景相关的信息可用于酒精健康运动和改进酒精标签。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.