Reflexive reaction to feelings predicts failed smoking cessation better than does lack of general self-control.

Background. Theoretically-based interventions are necessary for enhancing the power of self-control behaviors in smokers attempting to quit smoking cigarettes. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of guided imagery and relaxation techniques as interventions for smoking cessation. The relationship of imagery and self-control was also examined. Methods. A convenience sample of 84 adult smokers participated in one of three treatment conditions: power imagery (n = 28), relaxation imagery (n =29), and “placebo” control (n = 27). Treatment group members were taught imagery during a six-session smoking cessation program, and the control group was provided imagery training upon study completion. Results. Smoking quit rates were 67% for the power imagery group, 69 % for the relaxation group, and 27% for the control group. At a three-month follow-up, the power imagery group had a continued abstinence rate of 52 % (relapse rate = 48 %), the relaxation group had an abstinence rate of 55% (relapse rate = 45 %), and the control group cessation rate remained at 27% (relapse rate = 73%). One-way and repeated measures MANOVAs demonstrated significant differences among the three groups at posttreatment, F (8, 158) = 13.92, p < .05, and revealed that the practice of imagery treatments over time produced changes in power test scores and smoking rates, F(3, 127) = 24.67, p < .05. Discussion. This study demonstrated that power and relaxation imagery treatments were equally effective in reducing smoking rates. Further investigations into the therapeutic uses of imagery are recommended.

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Is Some Provider Advice on Smoking Cessation Better Than No Advice? An Instrumental Variable Analysis of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey

Health Services Research ◽

10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00592.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 2114-2135 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Yuhua Bao ◽

Naihua Duan ◽

Sarah A. Fox

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

National Health ◽

Instrumental Variable ◽

National Health Interview Survey ◽

Instrumental Variable Analysis ◽

Health Interview Survey ◽

Interview Survey ◽

Provider Advice ◽

Better Than ◽

Variable Analysis

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The Language of International Corporate Ethics

Business Ethics Quarterly ◽

10.2307/3857533 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 271-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Thomas Donaldson

Keyword(s):

Moral Psychology ◽

Corporate Responsibility ◽

Self Control ◽

Corporate Ethics ◽

Human Beings ◽

Moral Language ◽

Social Contracts ◽

Human Happiness ◽

Better Than

This paper identifies six basic languages of morals and shows that while in general it is impossible to say that one moral language is better, some languages are better for the purpose of characterizing international corporate responsibility. In particular, moral languages that imly minimum rather than perfectionist standards of behavior, and which are not overly dependent on analogy with human moral psychology, are better than ones ranging broadly over both minimum and maximum standards and requiring analogy to human beings. Languages based in rights and duties, avoidance of harm, and social contracts, are better for understanding international corporate ethics than ones based in virtues, self control, or the maximization of human happiness.

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The Influence of Outdoor Education and Gender on the Development of Social Values

JURNAL PENDIDIKAN JASMANI DAN OLAHRAGA ◽

10.17509/jpjo.v3i1.10461 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Amung Ma'mun ◽

Eka Nugraha ◽

Adli Hakama ◽

Jahidin J

Keyword(s):

Outdoor Education ◽

Social Values ◽

Self Control ◽

Gain Scores ◽

Environmental Care ◽

Before And After ◽

And Gender ◽

The Right ◽

Gender Groups ◽

Better Than

This article reveals the differences in the development of social values through outdoor educational activities (OE) equipped with structured and unstructured games by looking at gender factors. OE activities were conducted in Parongpong and Gunung Artapela, West Bandung West Java Indonesia, followed by 32 students divided into two groups. With a simple 2 x 2 factorial design, the first group was given an OE activity equipped with a structured game and a second group of unstructured games, amounting to 16 people per group. Before and after following OE each sample filled out a questionnaire about the development of social values (environmental care, self-control, communication, and cohesiveness). Gain scores are used to test the hypotheses of the questionnaire after and before following the OE through ANOVA and Tukey. The results are: firstly, there is no overall difference in the effect of OE equipped with structured games with unstructured development of social values; Secondly, there is an interplay between the game model in OE with gender so as to give different effects on the development of social values; Thirdly, there is a difference of influence between OE and structured game with unstructured development of social values in the male gender group, OE equipped with better structured game than unstructured game; Fourth, there is a difference in the effect of OE with unstructured game structured to the development of social values in women's gender groups, OE activities with unstructured games better than structured. OE activities require the right type of game according to their gender. Equips OE with structured games suitable for men and unstructured for women.

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