%0 Journal Article
%T Habit strength as a moderator of the association between symptoms of poor mental health and unintentional non
%A B£¿rbel Kn£¿uper
%A Norbert Schmitz
%A Rachel J Burns
%A Sonya S Desch¨ºnes
%J Journal of Health Psychology
%@ 1461-7277
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1359105316674269
%X This study tested if habit strength for taking oral hypoglycemic medication moderated the association between poor mental health symptoms (i.e. depressive symptoms, diabetes distress) and unintentional non-adherence in 790 adults with type 2 diabetes. Data were cross-sectional. A habit strength£¿¡Á£¿depressive symptom interaction was observed. Depressive symptoms were negatively associated with adherence if habit was weak or of average strength; no association was observed if habit was strong. A similar interaction emerged when diabetes distress was examined. Results suggest that habit strength might operate as a buffer in the association between poor mental health symptoms and medication adherence
%K adherence
%K diabetes
%K habit strength
%K mental health
%K moderator
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105316674269