Essay Archive - Smoking
Smoking
The first article for review is titled Self-efficacy, Health Locus of
Control, and Smoking. This article studies how the participants confidence
levels and health locus prior to entering treatment predicts results of the
quitting program. The program is called "Fresh Start" and was conducted in
Victoria, Australia. It consisted of three groups:
(A) those who made an attempt (Stop for one day),
(B) those who met criteria in A, and did not smoke for duration
of program,
(C) those who abstained for six months.
Confidence was tested by questionnaires ....
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