Fast and not furious? Cognitive dissonance reduction in smokers.

Kneer, Julia; Glock, Sabine; Rieger, Diana

doi:10.1027/1864-9335/a000086

Reference : Fast and not furious? Cognitive dissonance reduction in smokers.


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Social, industrial & organizational psychology
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7665

Title :	Fast and not furious? Cognitive dissonance reduction in smokers.
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Kneer, Julia [Cologne University, Germany]
	Glock, Sabine [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Languages, Culture, Media and Identities (LCMI) >]
	Rieger, Diana [Cologne University, Germany]
Publication date :	2012
Journal title :	Social Psychology
Publisher :	American Sociological Association
Volume :	43
Pages :	81-91
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0147-829X
City :	Albany
Country :	NY
Keywords :	[en] smoking ; cognitive dissonance ; response latencies ; arousal ; ratings
Abstract :	[en] Three studies explored whether cognitive dissonance in smokers is reduced immediately or remains constant due to the perceived health risk. Because dissonance-reducing strategies might occur very quickly and previous research has focused only on ratings concerning health risk, we additionally analyzed response latencies and psychophysiological arousal as more implicit measurements. In Study 1, 2, and 3, participants rated their smoking-related health risks twice for different diseases. Ratings, response latencies (Study 1, 2), and psychophysiological arousal (Study 3) differed during the first testing. Differences in response latencies and psychophysiological arousal diminished during the second testing, whereas ratings did not change. The results are discussed in terms of implicit methods as measurements for cognitive dissonance and in terms of prevention and intervention programs.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7665
DOI :	10.1027/1864-9335/a000086

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