Analyzing the transtheoretical model using the framework of Weinstein, Rothman, and Sutton (1998): the example of smoking cessation

Thaddeus A Herzog

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.548

Analyzing the transtheoretical model using the framework of Weinstein, Rothman, and Sutton (1998): the example of smoking cessation

Health Psychol. 2008 Sep;27(5):548-56. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.548.

Author

Thaddeus A Herzog¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18823181
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.548

Abstract

Objective: To assess the transtheoretical model applied to smoking cessation using the framework of N. D. Weinstein, A. J. Rothman, and S. R. Sutton (1998), which is the general framework for designing and evaluating stage models of health behavior.

Design: Systematic review.

Results and conclusion: The transtheoretical model applied to smoking cessation does not satisfy the criteria required of a valid stage model. Most significantly, the evidence indicates that the stages of change are not qualitatively distinct categories.

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Humans
Psychological Theory*
Smoking / epidemiology*
Smoking Cessation / methods*
Smoking Cessation / statistics & numerical data*
Smoking Prevention*