Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Predict Smoking Cessation: Moderating Effects of Experienced Failure to Control Smoking and Plans to Quit

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 670-679

  Chassin, Laurie ^a   Presson, Clark C ^a   Sherman, Steven J ^b   Seo, Dong Chul ^b   Macy, Jonathan T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit and explicit attitudes; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLICIT ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLICIT ATTITUDE; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREDICTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78651354249     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021722     Document Type: Article

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