Reciprocal Effects of Self-efficacy and Mastery Experience During Smoking Cessation: a Daily Diary Study

摘要: Background: Self-efficacy beliefs and mastery experience are assumed to develop following a reciprocal relationship. So far, however, there is lack of studies examining this reciprocity in everyday life during behavior change episode at the intrapersonal level. Moreover, most focus on self-report only, facing potential problems with shared method variance. These points were addressed present study. Methods: Overall, 100 smokers their non-smoking partners completed daily diaries self-set quit date 21 days later assessing mastery, smoking-specific self-efficacy partner-rated efficacy. Cross-lagged multilevel modelling was applied. Findings: Controlling for previous day experience, higher than usual followed by mastery. The same pattern results emerged as outcome. fully replicated when efficacy used instead smoker-reported self-efficacy. Discussion: This study provides evidence association between life.