dc.contributor.author | Heverin, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Byrne, Molly | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-22T12:12:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-22T12:12:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Heverin, M. & Byrne, M (2011) 'The effect of implementation intentions on testicular self-examination using a demonstration video'. Irish Journal Of Psychology, 32 (1-2):40-48. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2158-0812 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/2867 | |
dc.description | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The current study aimed to test the effectiveness of a testicular self-examination (TSE) demonstration video intervention, with and without implementation intentions, in improving TSE rates. It also tested the utility of a 'boosting exercise' where participants were asked to renew their implementation intentions at first follow-up. A three-group randomised controlled trial was carried out with three data collection time-points. Ninety-three male students watched a TSE demonstration video at baseline; Group 1 (n 32) only watched the video. Groups 2 (n 31) and 3 (n 30) also formed implementation intentions. Group 3 carried out the 'boosting exercise' by renewing implementation intentions four weeks later. Performance of TSE was measured at the three time-points. The results showed that TSE performance increased from baseline (20.4%) to first follow up (81.8%) and remained high at second follow up. It was concluded that implementation intentions added no benefit over watching a demonstration video alone, suggesting that the video was a highly effective intervention. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Irish Journal Of Psychology | en |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Health promotion | en_US |
dc.subject | Testicular self-examination | en_US |
dc.subject | Implementation intentions | en_US |
dc.title | The effect of implementation intentions on testicular self-examination using a demonstration video. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2012-06-19T12:32:09Z | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/03033910.2011.611614 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03033910.2011.611614 | en_US |
dc.description.peer-reviewed | peer-reviewed | |
dc.contributor.funder | |~| | |
dc.internal.rssid | 1317964 | |
dc.local.contact | Molly Byrne, Dept. Of Psychology, Room 107, Cois Abhann, Nui Galway. 5182 Email: molly.byrne@nuigalway.ie | |
dc.local.copyrightchecked | Yes | |
dc.local.version | ACCEPTED | |
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