title: Busy lifestyles and mammography screening: time pressure and women's reattendance likelihood.
abstract: Time pressure is often cited as a reason for non-attendance at mammography screening, although evidence from other areas of psychology suggests that time pressure can improve performance when barriers such as time pressure provide a challenge. We predicted that time pressure would negatively predict attendance in women whose self-efficacy for overcoming time pressure is low, but positively predict attendance when self-efficacy is high. Time pressure was operationalised as the self-reported number of dependent children and others, and average number of working hours per week. Australian women were surveyed after being invited to attend second or subsequent screenings at a free public screening service, and subsequent attendance monitored until six months after screening was due. The majority (87.5%) attended screening. Women with more dependent children and higher self-efficacy showed greater attendance likelihood, and women with fewer non-child dependants and lower self-efficacy were less likely to attend. Working hours did not predict attendance. Findings provide partial support for the idea that time pressure acts as a challenge for women with high self-efficacy.
authors: Department of Mental and Behavioural Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. slbrown@liverpool.ac.uk
authors: Stephen L
authors: SL
authors: Brown
authors: Triecia M
authors: TM
authors: Gibney
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Tarling
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008019:Life Style; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D036301:Qualitative Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017748:Time Management / Q000523:psychology*