Health Locus of Control and Health Value in the Prediction of Smoking Reduction
| Autor: | Ann Cowles, Gordon D. Kaplan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Smoking Prevention 050109 social psychology Smoking behavior Behavior Therapy 0502 economics and business medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychiatry Smoking Reduction Social learning theory Internal-External Control Analysis of Variance business.industry Smoking 05 social sciences Behavior change General Medicine Treatment period Locus of control Smoking cessation Female business 050203 business & management Follow-Up Studies Demography |
| Zdroj: | Health Education Monographs. 6:129-137 |
| ISSN: | 0073-1455 |
| Popis: | Thirty-five participants in a smoking cessation program met weekly for seven weeks in small groups and then were assigned to one of four follow-up procedures for an additional eight weeks. Information on smoking levels was obtained at the beginning of the program, at the end of the seven-week treatment period, at the end of the two-month follow- up period, and during an additional five-month extended follow-up period. As hypothesized from social learning theory, individuals who held internally-oriented health locus of control beliefs and who valued health highly were most successful in achieving and maintaining changes in their smoking behavior. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for the problem of maintenance of behavior changes achieved by smoking cessation programs. |
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