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Smoking Behavior Development and Modification: An Empirical Application of Three Social Psychological Theories 1
Author(s) -
Wetzel Erickson Linda G.,
Cramer James A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1976.tb02412.x
Subject(s) - cognitive dissonance , psychology , psychoanalytic theory , social psychology , empirical research , self perception theory , psychotherapist , epistemology , philosophy
Three major social psychological theories were applied to data obtained in interviews with a random sample of 50 exsmokers and 50 smokers. The objective was to test the utility of these theories with respect to smoking behavior development and change. The results provided strong support for the hypotheses derived from reference group theory and partial support for the cognitive dissonance and psychoanalytic hypotheses.