dc.creator | Stone, Jamie Lee | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-23T15:55:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2007-11-29 | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-11-29 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-11282006-105601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14841 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study explored engagement as a possible moderator of expressive writing within a sample of current cigarette smokers. Engagement was defined as a cognitive and emotional investment in the writing sessions and was measured subjectively by a 3-item self-report scale. Constructs within engagement were objectively measured via Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC). Subjective engagement (SE) was correlated with LIWC sub-dictionaries Cognitive Mechanisms (r = .34, p = .002), Insight (r = .44, p < .001), Causal (r = .25, p = .021), and Negative Emotion (r = .45, p < .001). No association between SE and change in cigarette consumption was found, but change in smoking cessation self-efficacy (SCSE) was significantly correlated with mean SE (r = .32, p = .040 and r = -.35, p = .033, for expressive and control writing conditions, respectively). Because SCSE has previously been found to have a positive correlation with decreased cigarette consumption, a moderated multiple regression was run and found SE to be a moderator of writing condition’s effect upon SCSE. The results of this study show promise that SE may be a moderator within the mechanism of expressive writing and that the measurement of SE may aide in the optimization of the intervention. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | Expressive Writing | |
dc.subject | Engagement | |
dc.subject | Smoking | |
dc.subject | Self-efficacy | |
dc.subject | Written communication -- Therapeutic use | |
dc.title | Measuring Engagement as a Moderator within an Expressive Writing Intervention for Smokers | |
dc.type | thesis | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | David Schlundt | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Ken Wallston | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | David Zald | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Pamel Fishel Ingram | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | MS | |
thesis.degree.level | thesis | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2007-11-29 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2007-11-29 | |