The validity of Transtheoretical Model through different psychological variables

• Autores: Zaira Esther Morales Domínguez, Luis Miguel Pascual Orts, José Carmona Márquez
• Localización: Health and addictions: salud y drogas, ISSN-e 1578-5319, Vol. 10, Nº. 2, 2010, págs. 47-66
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The Transtheoretical Model is widely used for explaining intentional behavior change, especially in addictive behaviors. Nevertheless, it is a much criticized model, due to its lack of validity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the model�s legitimacy assessing several psychological variables which differ from the its constructs: somatosensorial amplification, health habits, concern for health, attitudes and opinions. For it we use a students� sample within the Huelva University. Participation was voluntary. The smokers were distributed according to the stages of the model Transtheoretical Change Model of the following way: 40.0% precontemplators, 18.3% contemplators, 9.7% preparers, 9.0% active, and 23.0% in maintenance. The results support the validity of the Transtheoretical Model.