Buitenhuis Anne H, Hagedoorn Mariët, Tuinman Marrit A
Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Psychol Health. 2023 May;38(5):591-601. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1978443. Epub 2021 Sep 28.
Self-efficacy is an important predictor of smoking cessation. Partners' confidence in the other partner's health behaviour, or other-efficacy, seems predictive of beneficial health outcomes, but has not yet been examined with respect to smoking cessation. This diary study examined whether daily fluctuations and general levels of non-smoking partners' other-efficacy relates to same- and next-day smoking, over and above smokers' own self-efficacy.
Smokers and their non-smoking partners (169 couples) participated in an intensive longitudinal study over 21 days with end-of-day diaries, starting on the day of planned cessation.
Smoking abstinence.
Smokers who had higher self-efficacy than other smokers in the sample had a lower probability of smoking on a given day, regardless of smoking the previous day. On days with higher self-efficacy and other-efficacy than usual, smokers had a lower probability of smoking.
To start the quit attempt with high self-efficacy, and maintain it throughout the quit attempt seems important for successful abstinence, as this might help to overcome a lapse. This is the first study to show that other-efficacy is related to smoking behaviour. However, more research is needed regarding the temporal order of smoking and efficacy, from both smokers and spouses.
自我效能是戒烟的重要预测指标。伴侣对另一方健康行为的信心，即他人效能，似乎可预测有益的健康结果，但尚未针对戒烟进行研究。这项日记研究考察了非吸烟伴侣的他人效能的每日波动和总体水平，除吸烟者自身的自我效能外，是否与当日及次日吸烟情况相关。
吸烟者及其非吸烟伴侣（169对夫妇）参与了一项为期21天的密集纵向研究，从计划戒烟日开始，每天结束时填写日记。
戒烟情况。
在样本中，自我效能高于其他吸烟者的吸烟者在某一天吸烟的可能性较低，无论前一天是否吸烟。在自我效能和他人效能高于平常的日子里，吸烟者吸烟的可能性较低。
以高自我效能开始戒烟尝试，并在整个戒烟过程中保持这种效能，对成功戒烟似乎很重要，因为这可能有助于克服复吸。这是第一项表明他人效能与吸烟行为相关的研究。然而，需要从吸烟者及其配偶两方面对吸烟与效能的时间顺序进行更多研究。
