Aspiring to physical health: The role of aspirations for physical health in facilitating long-term tobacco abstinence
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Niemiec, Christopher P., Ryan, Richard Michael, Deci, Edward L. and Williams, Geoffrey C.. (2009). Aspiring to physical health: The role of aspirations for physical health in facilitating long-term tobacco abstinence. Patient Education and Counseling. 74(2), pp. 250 - 257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.08.015
Authors | Niemiec, Christopher P., Ryan, Richard Michael, Deci, Edward L. and Williams, Geoffrey C. |
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Abstract | Objective: To assess aspirations for physical health over 18 months. To examine whether maintained importance of aspirations for physical health mediated and/or moderated the effect of an intensive intervention on long-term tobacco abstinence. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention based on self-determination theory or to community care, and provided data at baseline and at 18 and 30 months post-randomization. Results: Aspirations for physical health were better maintained over 18 months among participants in the intervention (mean change = .05), relative to community care (mean change = −.13), t = 2.66, p < .01. Maintained importance of aspirations for physical health partially mediated the treatment condition effects on seven-day point prevalence tobacco abstinence (z′ = 1.68, p < .01) and the longest number of days not smoking (z′ = 2.16, p < .01), and interacted with treatment condition to facilitate the longest number of days not smoking (β = .08, p < .05). Conclusion: Maintained importance of aspirations for physical health facilitated tobacco abstinence. |
Keywords | health aspirations; self-determination theory; tobacco abstinence |
Year | 2009 |
Journal | Patient Education and Counseling |
Journal citation | 74 (2), pp. 250 - 257 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0738-3991 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.08.015 |
Page range | 250 - 257 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Place of publication | The Netherlands |
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