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| Title |
Conscientiousness and adherence to the oral contraceptive pill: A prospective study
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| Published in |
Psychology & Health, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1080/08870446.2015.1062095 |
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| Authors |
D. Leahy, K. Treacy, G.J. Molloy |
| Abstract |
We assess the association between conscientiousness and adherence to the Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP), and examine if such a relationship is independent of a measure of prospective memory and a range of social cognitive variables. Data were collected from 150 OCP users at baseline, and 99 provided follow-up data 4 weeks later. Conscientiousness, a range of social cognitive predictors, and prospective memory were assessed at baseline. OCP adherence was measured at baseline, and again at time 2. Data were analysed using correlation and multiple linear regression. Higher conscientiousness was associated with higher overall OCP adherence in both cross-sectional (r =-0.28, p<0.01) and prospective analysis (r =-0.34, p<0.01). Conscientiousness predicted OCP adherence at time 2, adjusting for OCP adherence at time 1 (R(2) change=0.02, p=0.04). The association was reduced to non-significance when social cognitive predictors and prospective memory were included in the multivariable model. Prospective memory was an independent predictor of OCP adherence at time 2. This is the first study to identify an association between conscientiousness and OCP adherence. The association is not independent from social cognitive predictors and prospective memory. Facet level analysis of conscientiousness and formal mediation analyses are recommended in future replications. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 34 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 34 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 24% |
| Researcher | 5 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 21% |
| Unknown | 4 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 26% |
| Psychology | 9 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 August 2015.
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