![Sample our Health and Social Care journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/5938/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Health-Social-Care.jpg"})
Abstract
This study investigated the interaction of individual differences in generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement with treatment conditions designed to correspond to specific internal versus external beliefs. Generalized expectancy for internal versus external control was assessed by the Rotter I-E scale. Treatment conditions compared smoking-cessation counseling sessions including an internal therapist message, sessions including an external therapist message, and control sessions including no experimental message. The three treatment conditions had in common a set of behavioral instructions to 5s. The predicted operation of a consistency factor in effecting the study criterion of cessation of smoking was not obtained. There was a statistically nonsignificant tendency for both therapist messages to interfere with smoking cessation on the part of more internal 5s. It was suggested that the standard set of behavioral instructions was the most helpful component in leading to the initiation of smoking cessation. Finally, Rotter I-E scores did not predict success in smoking cessation.