Subtypes of precontemplating smokers defined by different long-term plans to change their smoking behavior

Abstract

Abstractvariables and the quitting plans at pre-test were predictive of quitting activity after 7 months. Precontemplators who received self-help Many smokers are not motivated to quit smoking cessation materials made forward smoking. In the Stages of Change model these changes in quitting plans and these changes smokers are called precontemplators. When seemed to follow a certain order. Forward developing interventions designed to motivate changes in plans were differentially related to these smokers to quit, it is of importance to positive outcome expectations, to self-efficacy know whether this group is homogeneous or expectations depending on the quitting plan not. In the present study, different groups of and not to changes in negative outcomes. The precontemplators were distinguished according present study is one step in mapping the to their long-term quitting smoking plan: 861 psychology of low motivation to change precontemplators were asked to indicate the behavior. one plan that best fitted their own plans with regard to their smoking behavior: (1) planning

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