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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: influence of weight concerns and weight control expectancies in the smoking behavior of Spanish adolescents
  name:
    name part: Berrios-Hernandez, Mayra Noemi.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Cepeda-Benito, Antonio
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between weight control expectancies, weight concerns, smoking rate and perceived likelihood of smoking in the future among Spanish adolescents. Specifically, I intend to explore the potential moderator role of weight concerns on the relationship between weight control expectancies and smoking rate, as well as between weight concern and perceived likelihood of smoking in the future. Additionally, I want to investigate the possible meditational role of weight control expectancies on the relationship between weight concerns and smoking rate and likelihood of smoking in the future, respectively. The participants were 311 Spanish adolescents (M = 15.20; SD = 1.63; 174 female and 137 male) from schools in Alicante, Spain. The students completed questionnaires regarding smoking history and status. They also responded to questions regarding smoking expectancies and weigh concerns. Results suggested differences between smokers and nonsmokers in weight control expectancies and fear of fatness regardless of gender. The moderator model of weight concerns was not supported by findings. The results prove the meditational role of weight control expectancies on the relationship between fear of fatness and smoking rate, as well as between fear of fatness and perceived likelihood of smoking in the future. Implications, directions for future research and limitations of the study are discussed.
  note: by Mayra Noemi Berrios-Hernandez.
  note: "Major Subject: Psychology"
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Doctor of Philosophy Texas A&M University 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9296
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Dissertation)
  subject:
    topic: Major Psychology
  subject:
    topic: Adolescents
  subject:
    topic: Smoking
  subject:
    topic: Spain
  subject:
    topic: Weight control expectancies
  subject:
    topic: Weight Concerns
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9296
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 120803
    record change date: 20150922105013.0
    record identifier: in00002756801