Journal article
Readiness to Quit As a Predictor of Smoking Changes in the Minnesota Heart Health Program
Health psychology, Vol.13(5), pp.393-396
09/1994
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.13.5.393
PMID: 7805633
Abstract
The relation between two indexes of readiness to quit smoking obtained at baseline and subsequent quitting 2-7 years later was examined. Baseline data from the Minnesota Heart Health Program were used to construct 3-item composites of interest in quitting (α = .76) and past quitting behavior (α = .64). With baseline smoking controlled, both measures predicted quitting at the 2- and 7-year follow-ups but not at 4 years. Only interest in quitting was significant at the 7-year follow-up when both indexes entered the model. Given the representative community sample and the long interval from baseline to the final assessment, the findings provide support for the readiness construct.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Readiness to Quit As a Predictor of Smoking Changes in the Minnesota Heart Health Program
- Creators
- Edward Lichtenstein - Oregon Research InstituteHarry A Lando - University of MinnesotaFaryle Nothwehr - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, Vol.13(5), pp.393-396
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0278-6133.13.5.393
- PMID
- 7805633
- ISSN
- 0278-6133
- eISSN
- 1930-7810
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1994
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984363660502771
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