title: Understanding the role of family dynamics, perceived norms, and lung cancer worry in predicting second-hand smoke avoidance among high-risk lung cancer families.
abstract: Reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke significantly reduces lung cancer risk. We used family communication patterns theory and the theory of planned behavior to examine whether perceived norms and lung cancer worry more strongly influenced intentions to avoid environmental tobacco smoke in families higher in conformity and conversation orientations. Results from 52 individuals in 17 high-risk lung cancer families showed injunctive norms were positively related to intentions when families conformed and conversed more. Lung cancer worry was positively related to intentions in high conformity families and negatively related to intentions in low conformity families. Findings can benefit interventions to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojda
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamel
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salkowski
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, USA.
authors.forename: Ann G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, USA.
authors.forename: Felicity Wk
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology; D066262:Social Norms; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
keywords: cancer; family; high-risk families; second-hand smoke; smoking; smoking cessation; theory of planned behavior