title: The worksite environment as a cue to smoking reduction.
abstract: With a modified version of the Health Belief Model as the conceptual framework, the hypothesis that exposure to a worksite health-promoting environment acted as a cue to smoking reduction among 310 smokers was tested with a quasi-experimental design. Using path analysis (LISREL), the total effects on posttest smoking were decomposed. Results showed exposure to the health-promoting environment had statistically significant direct and indirect effects on posttest smoking. The indirect effect was through the posttest perceived barriers variable. The LISREL model explained 74% of the variance in smoking reduction and fit the data satisfactorily. The importance of developing the worksite as a health-promoting force is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7350, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Edington
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Faust
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vilnius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012931:Social Environment; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology