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| Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2009): |
Factors affecting continuation of smoking by pregnant and nonpregnant women.
Full Abstract
The objective of this study was to test a framework based upon the value and the probability of outcomes related to smoking. Over a 2-week period, 80 women were asked to perform judgments of value and probability of the outcome for smoking-related consequences. Subgroups were formed by the two variables of pregnancy and intent to quit smoking. Judgments were performed given the conditions of quitting and not quitting smoking. The intent to quit or not quit smoking had an impact on expected utility of smoking. Moreover, there was a difference between expected utility given the conditions of not quitting smoking and quitting smoking. A framework based upon values and beliefs appears to be useful in describing the addictive behavior of smoking and can be applied in developing smoking-cessation education.
Author information
Author/s: Ortendahl, Monica (M); Näsman, Per (P);
Affiliation: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. monicaortendahl(-atsign-)hotmail.com
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Substance abuse : official publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (Subst Abus), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2009 Apr-Jun; vol 30 (issue 2) : pp 150-7
Dates: Created 2009/04/06; Completed 2009/06/26;
PMID: 19347754, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/26/2009, IMS Date: 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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