title: An investigation of self-efficacy, partner support and daily stresses as predictors of relapse to smoking in self-quitters.
abstract: Six hundred and thirty smokers who intended to quit smoking themselves completed pre-cessation measures of self-efficacy, partner support, daily stresses and demographics. Subjects were contacted at 2, 7, 14, 30, 90 and 180 days post-cessation to determine smoking status and to re-administer the measures at 7, 14 and 30 days post-cessation. A series of logistic regression examined which prospective factors best predicted relapse between 0-2 days, 3-7 days, 8-14 days, 15-30 days, 31-90 days and 91-180 days. Relapse was predicted by different variables at different times; however, self-efficacy was a consistent predictor of relapse over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI 02192, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Gulliver
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Dey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*