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

Dados 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)
Ano2015
Volume20
Fascículo4
Páginas438-445
Data de publicação2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105313502694
PMID24155189
OpenAlexW2109767736
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências 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