Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2005):

Compliance and intimacy: young adults' attempts to motivate health-promoting behaviors by romantic partners.

Full Abstract

Benefits of relational intimacy on health may derive from its influence on the success of verbal attempts to motivate romantic partners' compliance with suggested protective behaviors. The intimacy levels of 209 participants' romantic relationships were assessed, as were motivations to change 4 health behaviors in response to 8 appeal strategies. Intimacy had significant impacts on the estimated effectiveness of several appeals. Also, as intimacy increased, caring replaced the provision of health information as the most efficacious strategy for motivating dietary modification. Overall, appeals seeking safer sex and those employing liking, caring, and threat strategies were rated as generally most effective.

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Author information

Author/s: Dennis, Michael Robert (MR);

Affiliation: Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. mrdennis(-atsign-)ku.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Health communication (Health Commun), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 19 (issue 3) : pp 259-67

Dates: Created 2006/05/24; Completed 2006/06/30;

PMID: 16719729, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult Courtship - psychology Exercise - psychology Female Food Habits - psychology Health Behavior

Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Marital Status Safe Sex - psychology Smoking Cessation - psychology

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