Impacting Multiunit Housing Managers' Beliefs About the Benefits of Adopting Smoke-Free Policies: A Pilot Investigation.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the influence of providing multiunit housing (MUH) managers with a resource manual for MUH smoke-free policy implementation on manager perceptions of smoke-free policies.


METHODS
One-group within-subject pretest-posttest design examining manager perceptions of smoke-free policies.


METHODS
Random sampling of MUH managers in Oklahoma.


METHODS
Forty-six MUH managers.


METHODS
The SMOKEFREE Landlord Manual (SLM) provides information on smoke-free policies and implementation resources.


METHODS
Beliefs regarding implementation of smoke-free policies were measured on a Likert scale before and after receiving the manual.


METHODS
A general linear model examined changes in beliefs regarding implementation of a smoke-free policy.


RESULTS
After receiving the manual, managers were more likely to agree with positive beliefs about smoke-free policies (Wilks λ = 0.59, F[18, 70] = 2.68, P < .01).


CONCLUSIONS
The MUH managers endorsed more positive beliefs regarding smoke-free policies following the receipt of the SLM.
1 Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
Emma I
EI
Brett
1 Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
Eleanor L
EL
Leavens
2 Department of Marketing, College of Business, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
Josh I
JI
Wiener
D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009825:Oklahoma; D010865:Pilot Projects; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
health promotion; prevention research; smoking; tobacco