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Why do effective smoking prevention programs work? Student changes in social cognitive theory constructs.

M A Langlois1, R Petosa, J S Hallam

  • 1Middletown Regional Hospital, Franklin, OH 45005, USA.

The Journal of School Health
|November 2, 1999
PubMed
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Psychosocial smoking prevention programs improved adolescent refusal skills and positive expectations regarding smoking refusal. However, the programs did not significantly impact resistance to positive smoking images or negative refusal expectations.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Adolescent smoking initiation remains a significant public health concern.
  • Psychosocial smoking prevention programs aim to reduce smoking uptake in young people.
  • Understanding the impact on theoretical constructs is crucial for program refinement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a psychosocial smoking prevention program on specific Social Cognitive Theory constructs.
  • To determine if program participation significantly improves targeted theoretical variables related to smoking refusal.

Main Methods:

  • The study assessed changes in Social Cognitive Theory constructs among adolescents participating in a smoking prevention program.
  • Key constructs examined included behavioral capability, refusal skill-efficacy, and positive/negative refusal expectations and importance.

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Main Results:

  • The program significantly enhanced student refusal skill-efficacy.
  • Positive refusal expectations and their importance were significantly improved by program participation.
  • No significant impact was observed on the behavioral capability to resist positive smoking images or total negative refusal expectations.

Conclusions:

  • Psychosocial smoking prevention programs can effectively bolster specific cognitive and self-efficacy factors related to smoking refusal in adolescents.
  • Findings support the continued use of role-playing exercises in prevention programs to address various pressures and highlight positive refusal outcomes.