title: Sociodemographic and smoking-related psychosocial predictors of smoking behavior change among high school smokers.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to explore whether sociodemographic characteristics and baseline psychosocial factors were related to short-term smoking cessation and reduction, after controlling for the effects of participating in a virtual world, Internet chat room intervention. Results indicate that smoking-related psychosocial factors are important predictors of adolescent smoking cessation and reduction, independent of the effects of participating in the intervention. Self-efficacy for quitting, social support, and perceived benefits of quitting was related to positive short-term changes in smoking behavior.
authors: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. swoodruff@projects.sdsu.edu
authors: Susan I
authors: SI
authors: Woodruff
authors: Terry L
authors: TL
authors: Conway
authors: Christine C
authors: CC
authors: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012944:Social Support; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted