Smoking-related self-efficacy, beliefs, and intention: Assessing factorial validity and structural relationships in 9th-12th grade current smokers

摘要: Abstract Smoking-related self-efficacy and beliefs about the benefits of smoking are consistently related to intention continue smoking, a common proximal outcome in youth cessation studies. Some measures these constructs used frequently national state tobacco surveys, despite little evidence validity for high school smokers. Further, association with has not been demonstrated this group. The factorial cross-sectional correlations among self-efficacy, beliefs, were examined 9th–12th grade current smokers ( N  = 2767, 13.8% reporting > 1 cigarette previous 30 days; mean age 16.2; 61.2% white, 6.2% Black, 17.8% Hispanic, 5.0% Asian, 3.5% other; response rate 70%) from convenience sample 22 Texas schools. Confirmatory factor analyses supported scales sample. Structural equation modeling suggested have low confidence their ability avoid believe offers emotional or social benefits, intend smoking. assess smoking-related Prospective studies needed before intervention development implications suggested.