Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2020 Mar 12;15(3):e0229779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229779. eCollection 2020.
Essential oil (EO) use is growing in popularity and ostensibly used for treating or preventing various ailments or conditions. Despite the increase in use, there is a paucity of research on psychosocial predictors of EO use and their perceived effectiveness. However, several psychosocial characteristics are associated with health-promoting behavior and a tendency to believe in homeopathic cures. In the current study, we examined a variety of individual differences in the use and perceived effectiveness of essential oils in a sample of 1,202 participants (Mage = 31.33, SD = 13.77; 61.7% women, 75.6% Caucasian). We found that receptivity to pseudo-profound fabricated statements and religiosity were the most consistent predictors of greater use of, perceived effectiveness of, and a willingness to spend more money on EOs.
精油(EO)的使用越来越普及,表面上用于治疗或预防各种疾病或状况。尽管使用量增加了,但对 EO 使用的社会心理预测因素及其感知效果的研究却很少。然而,一些社会心理特征与促进健康的行为和相信顺势疗法的倾向有关。在目前的研究中,我们在一个由 1202 名参与者组成的样本中(Mage = 31.33,SD = 13.77;61.7%女性,75.6%白人),研究了精油使用和感知效果的各种个体差异。我们发现,对伪深奥捏造的陈述的接受程度和宗教信仰是预测精油使用量、感知效果以及愿意花更多钱购买精油的最一致的因素。