scholarly journals Predictors of Intention to Quit Smoking Among Jordanian University Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda G. Haddad ◽  
Wasileh Petro-Nustas
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Quit Smoking

scholarly journals A Comparison of Gender Differences in Smoking Behaviors, Intention to Quit, and Nicotine Dependence among Thai University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dujrudee Chinwong ◽  
Ngamtip Mookmanee ◽  
Jongkonnee Chongpornchai ◽  
Surarong Chinwong
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
P Value ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Smoking Behaviors ◽  
Dependence Level

Background. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. In Thailand, the prevalence of smoking is about 15-20 times higher among men than women. This study aimed to investigate gender differences among university students concerning smoking behaviors, nicotine dependence, and intention to quit smoking. Methods. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from participants who were current smokers studying at a university in northern Thailand. Snowball sampling was used to recruit participants. Results. Of 364 participants, there were 321 males and 43 females. This study showed higher smoking behaviors among males than females; males were more likely to smoke every day than females (67.0 and 41.9%, respectively, p value=0.002), and the average number of cigarettes daily was higher among males than females (8.4 and 5.5, respectively, p value=0.006). The sources of cigarettes differed between males and females. The nicotine dependence level, as measured by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, was quite low in both male and female smokers and did not differ significantly (mean score of 2.3±2.2 for males, 1.8±1.8 for females; p value=0.123). Females were more likely than males toward intention to quit in the next 30 days (51.2 and 34.0%, respectively, p value=0.041). The most common reason for intention to quit was awareness of harm to health, for which females were more concerned than males. Conclusion. Male and female university students who smoked differed in smoking behaviors and intention to quit, but not in nicotine dependence level. The university should provide health promotion to help students quit smoking.

Smokers’ (Dis)satisfaction, Persuasive Constraint, and Influence of Expert and Non-Expert Sources

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan M. Falomir-Pichastor ◽  
Gabriel Mugny ◽  
Federica Invernizzi
Keyword(s):  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
External Constraint ◽  
Source Study ◽  
Expert Sources

The present research tested the hypothesis that an internal motivation to change is elaborated as an external constraint and is less predictive of change when the source is expert than when it is non-expert. In two studies, smokers were categorized as either dissatisfied or moderately satisfied according to their degree of dissatisfaction with their image as smokers (i.e., internal motivation to change). They were then exposed to an antismoking argument attributed either to an expert or to a non-expert source. Compared to moderately satisfied smokers, dissatisfied smokers perceived the source as making less effort to convince them (Study 1, N = 43), and as being less disrespectful (Study 2, N = 81), but this pattern was significant only for the non-expert source. Study 2 also showed that experts had more influence on intention to quit smoking among moderately satisfied smokers, whereas non-experts had more influence among dissatisfied smokers.

scholarly journals Psychological morbidity as a moderator of intention to quit smoking: a study of smokers and former smokers

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Besteiro Afonso ◽  
Maria Graca Pereira Alves
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Cognitive Representations ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
Emotional Representations ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: To analyze psychological morbidity as a moderator of the relationship between smoking representations and quality of life in smokers and former smokers, as well as to determine which psychological variables discriminate between smokers with and without the intention to quit smoking. METHODS: This was a quantitative, correlational cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample of 224 smokers and 169 former smokers. RESULTS: In smokers and former smokers, psychological morbidity had a moderating effect on the relationship between mental/physical quality of life and smoking representations (cognitive representations, emotional representations, and comprehensibility). Smokers with the intention to quit smoking more often presented with low comprehensibility, threatening emotional representations, behavioral beliefs, and perceived behavioral control, as well as with normative/control beliefs, than did those without the intention to quit. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study underscore the importance of the moderating effect exerted by psychological morbidity, as well as that of sociocognitive variables, among smokers who have the intention to quit smoking.

scholarly journals Smoking while using contraceptives: Risk perception and behavioral intention to quit

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C M Van Der Heijde ◽  
F Hilverda ◽  
P Vonk
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Contraceptive Method ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background Combining smoking with contraceptives containing ethinylestradiol increases the risk at several health issues, such as thrombosis, cardiovascular diseases and pulmonary embolism, especially when women are 35 years or older. It is important to inform women at an early stage and encourage them to quit smoking or change their contraceptive. The aim of this study is twofold. 1) using the Protection Motivation theory, we examine the predictors of the intention to quit smoking or change the currently used contraceptive method. 2) we provide insight into women's preferred ways to be informed and possible facilitators to change their behavior. Methods 68 Women, between 25 and 60 (mean age 30.6, sd 6.6; academic degree 78%), using the combination of smoking and ethinylestradiol containing contraceptives of a General Practice in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, filled in a questionnaire. Predictors were cigarette dependence (cds-5), perceived severity, vulnerability, response efficacy and self-efficacy. Outcome variables: intention to quit smoking or the current contraceptive. Results The average intention to quit smoking was higher (3,26 on a 5-point scale) than the average intention to quit the contraceptive method (2,47 on a 5-point scale). The predictors vulnerability, education level and reason for contraceptive use significantly predicted the intention to quit smoking (F(3, 65) = 40.22, p = .03), while self-efficacy and education level significantly predicted the intention to quit the contraceptive method. (F(2, 66) = 32.36, p =.02) Conclusions Risk perception stimulates women to quit smoking, while perceiving oneself capable of quitting or having alternatives is related to contraceptive change. A second wave of data is collected to enlarge the sample size. We add a qualitative study to get insight into strategies to alter women's behavior. This study will inform risk communicators and health care professionals, ultimately resulting in less women with this combination. Key messages Quitting smoking is potentially popular in a group of women with the risky combination of smoking with contraceptives containing ethinylestradiol. Risk perception stimulates women to quit smoking, while perceiving oneself capable of quitting or having alternatives is related to contraceptive change.

scholarly journals Will delay discounting predict intention to quit smoking?

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqa N. Athamneh ◽  
Jeffrey S. Stein ◽  
Warren K. Bickel
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Quit Smoking

The Relationship between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Intention to Quit Smoking in Adult Smokers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 735-740
Author(s):  
Nojin Lee ◽  
Seokhan Lee ◽  
Semi Park ◽  
Kyung Hwan Cho ◽  
Yang Hyun Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Effects of Different Graphic Health Warning Types on the Intention to Quit Smoking

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3267
Author(s):  
Hyejin Park ◽  
Min-Young Hong ◽  
In-Seon Lee ◽  
Younbyoung Chae
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Eye Tracker ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Positive Effect

Anti-smoking advertisements are widely used to demonstrate to smokers the harm of smoking, and graphic health warnings (GHWs) are expected to have a positive effect on the intention to quit smoking. This study investigated which type of GHW (health-related threat (H-GHW) vs. social threat (S-GHW)) is more effective. Two types of GHWs for tobacco were shown to 28 daily smokers and 25 non-smokers while measuring their eye movements using an eye tracker. The time spent fixating on the GHWs was measured as an index of attentional bias. Participants were also asked to evaluate the unpleasantness of the images. They stated their intention to quit smoking in response to each image in a separate session. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify the effects of psychosocial factors on the intention to quit smoking in smokers and the intention to remain as non-smokers in the non-smokers. Both smokers and non-smokers reported greater unpleasantness and cessation intentions in response to H-GHWs than to S-GHWs. Non-smokers found both types of GHWs more unpleasant than smokers did. No differences were found in gaze fixation on GHWs between the two groups. When smokers viewed S-GHWs, the intention to quit smoking was greater as they felt more unpleasant. For non-smokers, the intention to remain non-smokers was greater when they felt more unpleasant and when the attention to H-GHWs was lower. Different psychological factors in anti-smoking advertisements are involved in the intention to quit smoking in smokers and to maintain a non-smoking status in non-smokers. Different approaches should be used according to the types of warning (e.g., warnings emphasizing a negative influence on others or on their own health) in anti-smoking campaigns.

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