Self-efficacy and social support as predictors of smoking after a quit attempt |
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| Authors: | David J. Kavanagh John Pierce Sing Kai Lo Julia Shelley |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , University of Sydney , Australia;2. Cancer Center , University of California , San Diego;3. Department of Public Health , Chang Gung Medical College , Taiwan;4. Key Centre for Women's Health , University of Melbourne |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The current study examined self-efficacy and social support as predictors of maintenance after an attempt to stop smoking. As in previous studies, self-efficacy at the end of treatment was a significant predictor of reported smoking during the follow-up period. At 3 months after treatment the prediction from self-efficacy was weaker than a prediction from the level of post-treatment smoking. However at 10 months self-efficacy was the strongest predictive variable assessed in the study. In contrast, social support for the quit attempt was not a significant predictor of maintenance at any stage. The results provided qualified support for the contention that self-efficacy can often be a more powerful predictor than previous performance attainments, especially under conditions of greater situational change. |
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| Keywords: | Smoking prediction self-efficacy social support |
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