title: Psychosocial predictors of four health-promoting behaviors for cancer prevention using the stage of change of Transtheoretical Model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to examine whether demographic as well as psychosocial variables related to the five stages of change of the Transtheoretical Model can predict non-clinical adults' cancer preventive and health-promoting behaviors. This study specifically focused on cancer, one of the major chronic diseases, which is a serious threat of national health.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1530 adults participated in the study and completed questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed by using multinominal logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The significant predictors of later stages varied among the types of health-promoting behaviors. Certain cancer preventive health-promoting behaviors such as well-balanced diet and exercise were significantly associated with psychosocial variables including cancer prevention-related self-efficacy, personality traits, psychosocial stress, and social support. On the other hand, smoking cessation and moderate or abstinence from drinking were more likely to be predicted by demographic variables including sex and age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study found that in addition to self-efficacy-a relatively well-studied psychological variable-other personality traits and psychological factors including introversion, neuroticism, psychosocial stress, and social support also significantly predicted later stages of change with respect to cancer preventive health-promoting behaviors. The implications of this study are also discussed.
authors: Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jean H
authors: JH
authors: Choi
authors: Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Kyong-Mee
authors: KM
authors: Chung
authors: National Cancer Center, Cancer Information and Education Branch, Goyang-si, Korea.
authors: Keeho
authors: K
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D064829:Alcohol Abstinence / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000075384:Neuroticism; D010551:Personality; D020377:Self Efficacy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology
keywords: cancer; cancer prevention; health promoting behavior; oncology; psychosocial predictors