title: Correlates of self-efficacy among rural smokers.
abstract: Self-efficacy has been related to intent to stop smoking, abstinence success, and risk for relapse. Because limited research exists regarding self-efficacy among rural smokers, the current study examined correlates of self-efficacy among rural primary care patients smoking > or =10 cigarettes per day. Participants completed a telephone survey assessing demographics, smoking history, and psychosocial variables (e.g. motivation, depression). Among the 750 participants, lower self-efficacy was correlated with high depression scores, shorter previous abstinence, lower autonomous motivation, younger age, higher nicotine dependence, readiness to quit, and being female. Future studies should examine the potential to improve self-efficacy by addressing depression and autonomous motivation.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanderson Cox
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mahnken
authors.forename: K Allen
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Ellerbeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007615:Kansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011584:Psychology; D012424:Rural Population; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*