State Legislators' Intentions to Vote and Subsequent Votes on Tobacco Control Legislation

The predictive validity of state legislators' behavioral intentions in relation to their votes on tobacco control legislation was assessed by using the theory of planned behavior ( I. Ajzen, 1991 ). Intentions to vote for cigarette tax increases were measured through interviews in the summer of...

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Published in:Health psychology 1997-07, Vol.16 (4), p.401-404
Main Authors: Flynn, Brian S, Dana, Greg S, Goldstein, Adam O, Bauman, Karl E, Cohen, Joanna E, Gottlieb, Nell H, Solomon, Laura J, Munger, Michael C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Human
Humans
Intention
Internal-External Control
Legislative Processes
Legislators
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Planned Behavior
Policy
Politicians
Politics
Predictors
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Prevention
States
Taxation
Taxes - legislation & jurisprudence
Theories
Tobacco
Tobacco Smoking
USA
Vermont
Voting Behavior
Voting behaviour
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Summary:The predictive validity of state legislators' behavioral intentions in relation to their votes on tobacco control legislation was assessed by using the theory of planned behavior ( I. Ajzen, 1991 ). Intentions to vote for cigarette tax increases were measured through interviews in the summer of 1994. A bill containing cigarette tax increases was considered about 8 months later. Votes were compared with intentions and were found to be consistent for 78% of these legislators ( N = 120). Multiple logistic regression analyses showed a strong independent relationship between intentions and voting and a similar effect of political party; results suggested but did not confirm that votes were predicted by interactions between intentions and perceived control. Legislator surveys that use this conceptual model can provide results relevant to understanding tobacco policy development.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.16.4.401