Determinants of intention to quit smoking among Dutch employees: the influence of the social environment.
BACKGROUND
This study examines the influence of the social environment in worksites on employees' intention to quit smoking by applying the attitude-social influence-efficacy model.


METHODS
Regression analyses were conducted with 509 smoking employees from eight Dutch worksites. Variables of interest were attitudes toward smoking, perceived social pressure to quit, perceived smoking behavior of others, self-efficacy, demographics, smoking history variables, company type, and smoking tolerance.


RESULTS
Attitude, social pressure from people out-side the worksetting (partner, children), and self-efficacy explained 23% of the variance for intention. Past behavior increased the adjusted R2 from 0.23 to 0.29. Social influences in the worksite were unrelated to employees' intention to quit smoking.


CONCLUSIONS
It was concluded that, in Dutch work-sites, social influences stemming from people at work have less influence on employees' intention to quit smoking than other important people outside the work situation. Implications for smoking control strategies in worksites are briefly discussed.
Willemsen
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Department of Health Education, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
De Vries
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van Breukelen
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Oldenburg
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009426:Netherlands; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace