title: Implicit theories of smoking and association with current smoking status.
abstract: Implicit theories of smoking refer to people's beliefs about whether smoking behavior is something that is changeable (incremental belief) or fixed (entity belief). This study examines implicit theories of smoking and its association with smoking behavior in a nationally representative sample of US adults using data from the Health Information National Trends Survey. The current results show that implicit theories of smoking are associated with smoking. Among former smokers, 90 percent endorsed an incremental belief about smoking compared to 70 percent of current smokers. Our study provides initial evidence for the role of implicit theories of smoking as a psychological factor associated with smoking behavior.
authors.affiliation: 1 National Institutes of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Chan L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Thai
authors.affiliation: 2 ICF International, USA.
authors.forename: Kisha I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Coa
authors.affiliation: 1 National Institutes of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Annette R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: implicit theories; lay theories; smoking behavior