Smoking Cessation....

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 …

…p. 367-377). Pergamon Press Ltd., Oxford, England. Grove, R.J. (1993). 'Attributional Correlates of Cessation Self-Efficacy Among Smokers' in         Addictive Behaviors, 18(3), (p. 311-320). Pergaman Press Ltd., Oxford, England. Parrott, A.C. (1993). 'Cigarette Smoking: Effects Upon Self-Rated Stress and Arousal over the         Day', in Addictive Behaviors, 18(4), (p. 389-395). Pergaman Press Ltd., Oxford, England. Stuart, K., Borland, R., McMurray, N. (1994). 'Self-Efficacy, Health Locus of Control, and         Smoking Cessation' in Addictive Behaviors, 19(1) (p. 1-12). Pergaman Press Ltd., Oxford, England.