Effects of Abstinence Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancies of Tobacco Smoking on the Desire to Quit Among Saudi Women: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.
Abdullah M M AlanaziShahad F AlmutairiAlanoud A AlsaramiFay J AlanaziLama H AlqahtaniTareq F AlotaibiSaleh S AlgarniSarah S MonshiTaha T IsmaeilPublished in: Tobacco use insights (2022)
Cognitive mechanisms that may explain the desire to quit tobacco smoking among Saudi women were identified. Although future longitudinal studies are required to determine relationships prospectively, targeted interventions that correct tobacco smoking outcome expectancies and boost abstinence self-efficacy skills may reduce tobacco smoking among Saudi women.