Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2013
Efficacy of an experiential, dissonance-based smoking intervention for college students delivered via the internet.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smoking-Cessation Interventions for U.S. Young Adults: Updated Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Tobacco cessation interventions for young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Efficacy of counter-attitudinal advocacy and personalized feedback for heavy-drinking college students.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of enhancing a Quit-and-Win smoking cessation program for college students.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2018Trial
- Using counterattitudinal advocacy to change drinking: A pilot study.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Trial
- Antismoking Ads at the Point of Sale: The Influence of Ad Type and Context on Ad Reactions.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Exploring the "active ingredients" of an online smoking intervention: a randomized factorial trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2014Trial
- A cognitive dissonance-based mobile app intervention for smoking cessation: A single-arm pilot trial.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis for between- and within-person influences of descriptive alcohol drinking norms and attitudes on drinking outcomes.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Scaling up a brief alcohol intervention to prevent HIV infection in Vietnam: a cluster randomized, implementation trial.Implementation science : IS · 2024Article
- Efficacy of e-health interventions for smoking cessation management in smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Awareness and Knowledge of Tobacco Use and Its Relation to Oral Cancer Among Patients Visiting Stomatology Teaching Hospital.Cancer management and research · 2024Article
- Examining Attitude, Norms, and Intentions as Predictors of Prospective Change in Alcohol-Induced Blackouts.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Article
- Campus tobacco control policies and cessation interventions in college students: a commentary calling for research and action to address tobacco-related health disparities.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluation of a school-based, experiential-learning smoking prevention program in promoting attitude change in adolescents.Tobacco induced diseases · 2021Article
- Inadequate Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Second-Hand Smoke among Non-Smoking Pregnant Women in Urban Vietnam: The Need for Health Literacy Reinforcement.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Perceptions of Health Behaviors and Mobile Health Applications in an Academically Elite College Population to Inform a Targeted Health Promotion Program.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Utilizing Multi-Theory Model in Determining Intentions to Smoking Cessation Among Smokers.Tobacco use insights · 2019Article
- The relative strength of attitudes versus perceived drinking norms as predictors of alcohol use.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveCollege represents a window of opportunity to reach the sizeable number of cigarette smokers who are vulnerable to lifelong smoking. The underutilization of typical cessation programs suggests the need for novel and more engaging approaches for reaching college smokers. The aim of the present study was to test the efficacy of a dissonance-enhancing, Web-based experiential intervention for increasing smoking cessation motivation and behavior.
methodWe used a 4-arm, randomized design to examine the efficacy of a Web-based, experiential smoking intervention (Web-Smoke). The control conditions included a didactic smoking intervention (Didactic), a group-based experiential intervention (Group), and a Web-based nutrition experiential intervention (Web-Nutrition). We recruited 341 college smokers. Primary outcomes were motivation to quit, assessed immediately postintervention, and smoking abstinence at 1 and 6 months following the intervention.
resultsAs hypothesized, the Web-Smoke intervention was more effective than control groups in increasing motivation to quit. At 6-month follow-up, the Web-Smoke intervention produced higher rates of smoking cessation than the Web-Nutrition control intervention. Daily smoking moderated intervention outcomes. Among daily smokers, the Web-Smoke intervention produced greater abstinence rates than both the Web-Nutrition and Didactic control conditions.
conclusionFindings demonstrate the efficacy of a theory-based intervention delivered over the Internet for increasing motivation to quit and smoking abstinence among college smokers. The intervention has potential for translation and implementation as a secondary prevention strategy for college-aged smokers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).
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