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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Health

Background:

  • Self-efficacy and affective factors influence health behaviors like smoking.
  • Understanding the interplay between self-efficacy, affectivity, and adolescent smoking is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the contribution of affectivity to the association between self-efficacy and adolescent smoking behavior.
  • Investigate how emotional states mediate the relationship between self-belief and smoking initiation/continuation.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 501 adolescents (mean age 14.7 years) from the Slovak and Czech Republics participated.
  • Data collected using the Self-Efficacy Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and smoking behavior questionnaires.

Main Results:

  • Social self-efficacy positively predicted smoking behavior, but this effect was significant only when positive and negative affectivity were included in the model.
  • Logistic regression indicated that affectivity plays a mediating role in the self-efficacy-smoking relationship.
  • Findings remained consistent after adjusting for age and gender covariates.

Conclusions:

  • Interventions should focus on enhancing social self-efficacy and peer-pressure resistance skills in adolescents.
  • Adolescents need strategies to manage negative emotions constructively, rather than through smoking.
  • Targeting both self-efficacy and emotional regulation is key for effective smoking prevention programs.