Abstract

Objective

Persuasive health messages sometimes induce resistance. This article explores the link between self-compassion and resistance to health messages that threaten autonomy.

Design

A pilot study (N = 100) tested whether threatening health messages versus non-threatening messages damage needs for autonomy, which translates into emotional resistance and behavioural intentions of resistance. The main study (N = 83) tested self-compassion and reactant traits as moderators of observable health-behaviour (soft drink consumption) faced with threatening messages versus non-threatening messages.

Outcome Measures

The pilot study tested whether threatening health messages create resistance using self-reports of anger and resistant behavioural intentions. Observable health-behaviour (soft drink vs. water consumption) was measured in the main study.

Results

The pilot study showed that the perceived threat to autonomy, which was induced by threatening health messages about soft drink consumption, creates resistance (self-reports of anger and resistant behavioural intentions). The main study shows that the most self-compassionate people act in favour of the arguments of the threatening messages (drinking water rather than soft drinks), whereas the least self-compassionate do not.

Conclusion

These innovative results are discussed in regard to the compliance role of self-compassion through self-regulatory functions.

中文翻译：

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自我同情和抗拒说服

摘要

客观的

有说服力的健康信息有时会引起抵制。本文探讨了自我同情与抵制威胁自主性的健康信息之间的联系。

设计

一项试点研究 (N = 100) 测试了威胁性健康信息与非威胁性信息是否会损害自主性需求，这会转化为情绪抵抗和抵抗的行为意图。主要研究 (N = 83) 测试了自我同情和反应性特征作为可观察到的健康行为（软饮料消费）面对威胁信息与非威胁信息的调节因素。

结果措施

该试点研究使用自我报告的愤怒和抗拒行为意图来测试威胁健康的信息是否会产生抗拒。在主要研究中测量了可观察到的健康行为（软饮料与饮水量）。

结果

试点研究表明，由有关软饮料消费的威胁性健康信息引起的对自主性的感知威胁会产生抵抗力（自我报告的愤怒和抵抗行为意图）。主要研究表明，最具自我同情心的人会支持威胁信息的论点（喝水而不是软饮料），而最缺乏自我同情心的人则不会。

结论

这些创新成果通过自我监管功能讨论了自我同情的合规作用。