A MODEL OF DEATH, DEPRESSION, AND TOBACCO USE: THROUGH A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF BELIEFS IN ELDERLY ADULTS IN MEXICO CITY

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.2165122521111

• Palavras-chave: Smoking; Depression; Death; TAR and TAP and Beliefs

• Keywords: Smoking; Depression; Death; TAR and TAP and Beliefs

• Abstract:

  Fishbein and Ajzen (1975) demonstrate the origin of behavior in the beliefs that individuals hold regarding their intention to perform a certain behavior. They define belief as the subjective probability of a relationship between the object of belief and some other object, concept, value, or attribute. López (2015) defines death as the cessation of life. According to the World Health Organization, WHO (2019), depression is considered a mental disorder characterized by a series of symptoms, and it also has a classification related to its degree of severity. WHO (2020). Definition of smoking: smoking at least one cigarette in the last 30 days. This is why the following general approach was developed: What is the relationship between the following variables: beliefs about death, depression, tobacco, tobacco use, religiosity, and sociodemographic variables? (In regression analysis, variables can be used either as IV or DV depending on the researcher's interest.) Data analysis: Frequencies and percentages; Validity (Factor Analysis); Reliability (Cronbach's Alpha); Correlation (Pearson); Descriptive and Inferential Analysis; T-test; ANOVA and Regression Analysis. Some results are mentioned. A general alpha of .870 was achieved. The KMO and Bartlett tests resulted in adequate values of .847 and Sig. of .000.The alphas for each factor (3 in total) were: FACTOR 1. CCT. Beliefs about the consequences of tobacco use .879; FACTOR 2. D T: Depression and tobacco use .802; and FACTOR 3. D M: Depression and death .823. The explanation of variance was 27.739.