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Schreiber, Mike, Job, Veronika and Dohle, Simone ORCID: 0000-0003-1535-5464 (2020). Is your health malleable or fixed? The influence of implicit theories on health-related attitudes and behaviour. Psychol. Health, 35 (12). S. 1421 - 1440. ABINGDON: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1476-8321

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Abstract

Objective: Implicit theories of health describe the extent to which health is perceived as a fixed (entity theory) versus malleable (incremental theory) characteristic. In four studies, it was investigated how these theories correspond to health-related attitudes and behaviours. Design: In Study 1 (N = 130), the relationship of implicit theories of health and health-related behaviours was assessed via self-reports. To investigate their causal influence on health-related attitudes (Study 2; N = 357) and hypothetical food choices (Study 3; N = 351), implicit theories of health were manipulated using fictitious newspaper articles. In Study 4 (N = 235), the relationship of implicit theories and health behaviours in daily life was investigated using experience sampling. Results: Study 1 showed that a stronger incremental theory is positively associated with health behaviours like eating healthily or engaging in physical activity. Studies 2 and 3 revealed that a manipulation of implicit theories of health changes health-related attitudes and hypothetical food choices via an internal health locus of control. Study 4 showed that individuals with a stronger incremental theory reported more health-promoting behaviours in daily life. Conclusion: These findings extend the knowledge about implicit theories as they show that they are highly relevant for health promotion.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schreiber, Mike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Job, Veronika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dohle, Simone UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-5464 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-334187
DOI:	10.1080/08870446.2020.1761975
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychol. Health
Volume:	35
Number:	12
Page Range:	S. 1421 - 1440
Date:	2020
Publisher:	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1476-8321
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SELF-EFFICACY; LAY THEORIES; FREE WILL; WEIGHT; BELIEFS; BODY; INTERVENTION; LOCUS; ACHIEVEMENT; DEPRESSION Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/33418