Lay theories of smoking and young adult nonsmokers' and smokers' smoking expectations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4228682
AutoresCaroline C Fitz (The George Washington University, USA), Annette R Kaufman (0000-0002-6696-7025, National Cancer Institute), Annette Kaufman, Philip J Moore (0000-0003-2292-0185, The George Washington University, USA)
Año2015
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas438-445
Fecha de publicación2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105313502694
PMID24155189
OpenAlexW2109767736
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas29

This study investigated the relationship between lay theories of cigarette smoking and expectations to smoke. An incremental lay theory of smoking entails the belief that smoking behavior can change; an entity theory entails the belief that smoking behavior cannot change. Undergraduate nonsmokers and smokers completed a survey that assessed lay theories of smoking and smoking expectations. Results demonstrated that lay theories of smoking were differentially associated with smoking expectations for nonsmokers and smokers: stronger incremental beliefs were associated with greater expectations of trying smoking for nonsmokers but lower expectations of becoming a regular smoker for smokers. Implications for interventions are discussed

Cigarette smoking · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Smoke · Smoking cessation · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology