title: Relationships among spousal communication, self-efficacy, and motivation among expectant Latino fathers who smoke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Cigarette smoking is a prevalent problem among Latinos, yet little is known about what factors motivate them to quit smoking or make them feel more confident that they can. Given cultural emphases on familial bonds among Latinos (e.g., familismo), it is possible that communication processes among Latino spouses play an important role. The present study tested a mechanistic model in which perceived spousal constructive communication patterns predicted changes in level of motivation for smoking cessation through changes in self-efficacy among Latino expectant fathers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Latino males (n = 173) and their pregnant partners participated in a couple-based intervention targeting males' smoking. Couples completed self-report measures of constructive communication, self-efficacy (male partners only), and motivation to quit (male partners only) at 4 time points throughout the intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher levels of perceived constructive communication among Latino male partners predicted subsequent increases in male partners' self-efficacy and, to a lesser degree, motivation to quit smoking; however, self-efficacy did not mediate associations between constructive communication and motivation to quit smoking. Furthermore, positive relationships with communication were only significant at measurements taken after completion of the intervention. Female partners' level of perceived constructive communication did not predict male partners' outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results provide preliminary evidence to support the utility of couple-based interventions for Latino men who smoke. Findings also suggest that perceptions of communication processes among Latino partners (particularly male partners) may be an important target for interventions aimed at increasing desire and perceived ability to quit smoking among Latino men. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaddouma
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
authors.forename: Kristina Coop
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Duke Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: Laura J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.affiliation: Duke Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilheimer
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Duke Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: Kathryn I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012906:Smoke / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D012906:Smoke
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