title: A comparison of autonomous regulation and negative self-evaluative emotions as predictors of smoking behavior change among college students.
abstract: This study compared autonomous self-regulation and negative self-evaluative emotions as predictors of smoking behavior change in college student smokers (N = 303) in a smoking cessation intervention study. Although the two constructs were moderately correlated, latent growth curve modeling revealed that only autonomous regulation, but not negative self-evaluative emotions, was negatively related to the number of days smoked. Results suggest that the two variables tap different aspects of motivation to change smoking behaviors, and that autonomous regulation predicts smoking behavior change better than negative self-evaluative emotions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO 64110, USA. leehyo@umkc.edu
authors.forename: Hyoung S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Delwyn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Catley
authors.forename: Kari Jo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult