[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1958-1959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00545]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Self-Affirmation
Construct Validity (NCI)
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute,
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries
of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies are invited to address one or more of the following points:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact*: Rebecca
Ferrer, Program Director, Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological
Sciences Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer
Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609
Medical Center Dr., Rockville MD 20852. or call non-toll-free number
(240) 276-6914 or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
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Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: Self-affirmation Construct Validity, 0925-NEW,
National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This information
collection, seeks to refine a theory about how self-competence and
values play a role in defensive responses to health communications.
Although theoretically-driven research has shown that self-
affirmation--a process by which individuals reflect on values that are
important to them--can improve responses to health and cancer
communications, the ``active ingredient'' (or mechanisms underlying
effectiveness) of self-affirmations is unknown. Self-affirmation is a
potent means of augmenting the effectiveness of threatening health
communications. Individuals tend to be defensive against information
suggesting their behavior puts them at risk for disease or negative
health. Previous evidence suggests that self-affirmation may reduce
defensiveness to threatening health information, increasing openness to
the message and resulting in increased disease risk perceptions,
disease-related worry, intentions to engage in preventive behavior, and
actual behavioral change. Understanding the mechanisms that explain
these robust effects would yield evidence important for dissemination,
including ways to refine self-affirmation interventions and make them
more potent, which could change the ways that public health messages
are constructed. This research can inform NCI scientific priorities and
investments in self-affirmation research. The results of the
information collection will be used to further develop and improve
self-affirmation theory. These findings may allow future researchers to
develop and test cancer prevention interventions.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 717.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Form name Types of Number of responses per per response Total hour
respondents respondents respondent (in hours) burden
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Screener...................... General Public.. 10,000 1 1/60 167
Study......................... General Public.. 1,100 1 30/60 550
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Dated: January 7, 2016.
Karla Bailey,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-00545 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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