Smoke-free air laws and quit attempts: Evidence for a moderating role of spontaneous self-affirmation

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-55

  Persoskie, Alexander ^a   Ferrer, Rebecca A ^a   Taber, Jennifer M ^a   Klein, William M P ^a   Parascandola, Mark ^a   Harris, Peter R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defensive processing; Reactance; Self affirmation; Smoke free; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF AFFIRMATION; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING REGULATION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HEALTH SURVEY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKE-FREE POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939530221     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.07.015     Document Type: Article

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