Psychometric Properties of Health Risk Attitude Measures in Predicting Cessation Among Pregnant Smokers

The study objective was to evaluate the reliability, validity, and reactivity of measures eliciting health risk attitudes toward smoking during pregnancy (HRAS). The authors' rationale for studying HRAS, including health expectations, values, and tradeoffs, evolved from interviews with pregnant smokers who stated that health was a primary consideration in the decision to quit smoking during pregnancy. The authors be