Dataset belonging to "Mechanisms of Change in a Go/No-Go Training Game for Young Adult Smokers"

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Objective: Smoking is a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Evidence-based intervention programs to help young adults quit smoking are largely lacking; identifying targets for intervention is therefore critical. A candidate target is inhibitory control, with previous studies on Go/No-Go trainings showing behavior change in the food and alcohol domain. The current study examined the mechanisms of change of HitnRun, a Go/No-Go game, in a smoking population that was motivated to quit. Methods: A two-armed experimental study (n = 106) was conducted and young adults (Mage = 22.15; SDage = 2.59) were randomly assigned to either play HitnRun or to read a psychoeducational brochure. Prior to and directly following the intervention period, smoking-specific and general inhibitory control, perceived attractiveness of smoking pictures, and weekly smoking behavior were assessed. Results: Results indicate that Go/No-Go training seems to be effective in decreasing evaluations of smoking stimuli rather than top-down smoking-specific and general control processes. Similar reductions for weekly smoking were found in both groups. Conclusions: We conclude that HitnRun shows some promise, but more research and iterative design is needed to create a multi-component intervention for smoking cessation that is dynamically adjustable to the individual needs of young people.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.17026/DANS-XS4-MYPY
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=995138391cb6644d60500aedce4fd07a2c7aad76c4b460c2bc985b70b6f2a248
Provenance
Creator H. Scholten; M. Luijten; A. Poppelaars; M.C. Johnson-Glenberg; I. Granic
Publisher DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities
Publication Year 2020
OpenAccess true
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Discipline Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture; Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture and Veterinary Medicine; Construction Engineering and Architecture; Engineering; Engineering Sciences; Life Sciences; Medicine; Social Sciences; Social and Behavioural Sciences; Soil Sciences