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Measuring Engagement as a Moderator within an Expressive Writing Intervention for Smokers

dc.creatorStone, Jamie Lee
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-23T15:55:28Z
dc.date.available2007-11-29
dc.date.issued2006-11-29
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-11282006-105601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/14841
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
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dc.subjectExpressive Writing
dc.subjectEngagement
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectSelf-efficacy
dc.subjectWritten communication -- Therapeutic use
dc.titleMeasuring Engagement as a Moderator within an Expressive Writing Intervention for Smokers
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dc.contributor.committeeMemberDavid Schlundt
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKen Wallston
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDavid Zald
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPamel Fishel Ingram
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thesis.degree.nameMS
thesis.degree.levelthesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorVanderbilt University
local.embargo.terms2007-11-29
local.embargo.lift2007-11-29


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