From Intentions to Quit to the Actual Quitting Process: The Case of Smoking Behavior in Light of the TPB

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper was to examine the path from intentions to quit smoking to the actual quitting process in light of the theory of planned behavior. Data derives from a longitudinal internet survey (N = 939) over a period of 4 months. Attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control (PBC), and past behavior emerged as significant direct predictors of quitting intention (R2 = 34%). Ordinal regression analysis showed that intention, PBC, planning, past quit attempts and habit were significant predictors of the subsequent quitting process. Consistent with previous research the results show that addicted individuals have serious problems in sticking to their initial plans. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

Preditores da dependência nicotínica e do comportamento planeado para deixar de fumar

“…Deixar de fumar pode ser considerado um comportamento planeado dado que o processo está relacionado com uma decisão racional e com a implementação de processos autorregulatórios (Kovac, Rise, & Moan, 2010). De acordo com a TCP (Ajzen, 1991), o determinante mais relevante na mudança de comportamento do indivíduo é a intenção.…”

Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation and Increase of Physical Activity in Αdults

“…According to Theodorakis and Papaioannou (2002), this change is necessary in such efforts since the adoption of healthy behaviours is associated with avoiding negative behaviours. It is also noteworthy that all the participants said that they got the control of smoking (n = 8), a finding that in previous studies (Butler, 2001;Kovač et al, 2009) is also one of the major benefits, because it is directly related to increased confidence, self-efficacy and positive feelings, factors that are directly associated with increased chances of a successful cessation. All of the participants said they have adopted a healthier lifestyle (n = 8), while half of them showed increased activity (n = 4), a finding that is probably attributed to the opening and engagement in new activities as an alternative to smoking (Alpert, 2009;Davis et al, 1994).…”

“…More specifically, they talk about more conscious thought (n = 8), something that has to do with awareness, which accord- (Gemmell & Di Clemente, 2009), and also with commitment and the way it affects the cessation process (Glanz, Rimer, & Lewis, 2002;Kovač et al, 2009;Locke & Latham, 1990;Musich, Chapman, & Ozminkowski, 2009). Yet, they talk about an increase in positive thinking (n = 2) concerning the health benefits associated with discontinuation and adopting a more negative thinking against smoking and the consequences (n = 2), findings that have also been reported in other studies (Alpert, 2009;Curry et al, 1997;Schane et al, 2013;Theodorakis, 2010).…”

“…The control of smoking behavior is very important in the cessation process, as it affects both the intention and the quit attempt (Kovač, Rise, & Moan, 2009). …”

Psychometric Analysis of the HIV Behaviors Questionnaire for Female Adolescents (HBQFA) in Iran

“…In recent national census, there are approximately 12 million adolescents (aged [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], and 21 million young people (aged 10-24) which consist nearly less than one third of the population of the country [7]. According to previous study, girls compared to boys are suffering from lack of HIV/AIDS and sexual related knowledge and information [8].…”