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Efficacy of the Best Possible Self protocol in diabetes self-management: A mixed-methods approach.

Gibson, B, Umeh, FK, Newson, LM and Davies, I (2018) Efficacy of the Best Possible Self protocol in diabetes self-management: A mixed-methods approach. Journal of Health Psychology. ISSN 1359-1053

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Abstract

Recent research has demonstrated that positive affect may facilitate illness self-management. This study used a sequential exploratory mixed-methods typology to assess whether a brief writing task designed to boost positive affect (the Best Possible Self protocol) could improve aspects of diabetes self-management, specifically. A qualitative investigation explored people with diabetes' ( n = 20) views regarding Best Possible Self feasibility and acceptability, while a subsequent quantitative investigation assigned people with diabetes ( n = 50) to a Best Possible Self or non-Best Possible Self condition and assessed affect and self-management behaviours over a 4-week period. Findings indicated that individuals were receptive to the Best Possible Self and that it provided benefits for diabetes self-management.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19)
Publisher: Sage
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Date Deposited: 22 Feb 2019 11:01
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 01:58
DOI or ID number: 10.1177/1359105318814148
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10200
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