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. 2011 Nov;128(5):926–936. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0520

TABLE 5.

Changes in Outcome Expectations for Quitting Smoking at 3 and 12 Months

Baseline % 3 Mo
12 Mo
% OR (95% CI); P % OR (95% CI); P
Positive outcome expectations
    Will be able to breathe easier when I run 0.67 (0.47–0.98); .037 0.81 (0.51–1.28); .366
        Control 81.3 86.6 90.0
        Intervention 80.5 83.0 87.3
    Have more money to spend on things I want 0.90 (0.66–1.23); .522 0.86 (0.56–1.33); .500
        Control 82.0 83.6 89.2
        Intervention 81.9 83.2 88.0
    Others will respect me more 1.16 (0.92–1.48); .215 0.82 (0.62–1.09); .164
        Control 43.1 49.0 54.0
        Intervention 46.0 54.1 51.4
    My breath, clothes, and hair will smell better 0.87 (0.64–1.17); .347 0.84 (0.56–1.26); .391
        Control 83.1 85.0 90.9
        Intervention 85.0 84.9 89.9
Negative outcome expectations
    Bad mood for a few days 0.80 (0.59–1.07); .132 0.92 (0.65–1.29); .625
        Control 70.5 70.2 72.8
        Intervention 71.4 66.8 71.7
    Gain weight 0.98 (0.73–1.31); .886 0.74 (0.56–0.98); .034
        Control 38.3 39.0 42.9
        Intervention 43.0 41.0 39.0
    Other kids will think I am less cool 1.07 (0.68–1.69); .765 0.93 (0.61–1.40); .717
        Control 9.5 9.3 9.1
        Intervention 5.6 8.8 8.0
    I will lose a way to handle stress 0.88 (0.65–1.18); .376 0.86 (0.64–1.14); .288
        Control 62.5 64.7 60.0
        Intervention 59.7 62.1 57.0
    Will have to work hard to keep from smoking 0.62 (0.48–0.80); <.001 0.96 (0.72–1.30); .812
        Control 81.4 82.1 78.0
        Intervention 81.1 75.2 76.8
    I will have more difficulty concentrating 0.86 (0.66–1.12); .275 1.04 (0.83–1.31); .724
        Control 46.9 48.7 43.4
        Intervention 48.2 47.2 44.1

All models were adjusted for gender, race, smoking every day, depression score, perceived stress score, self-control score, MASC score, school, and baseline outcome expectations.