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Identifying Subgroups among Hardcore Smokers: a Latent Profile Approach.
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- Anxiety Sensitivity and Distress Tolerance in Relation to Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Among Black Individuals Who Smoke.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Attempt for Smoking Cessation among Hardcore Smokers in Taiwan.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2021Article
- Characteristics of Hardcore Male Smokers in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2020Article
- Latent Class Dynamic Mediation Model with Application to Smoking Cessation Data.Psychometrika · 2019Article
- Prevalence of hardcore smoking in the Netherlands between 2001 and 2012: a test of the hardening hypothesis.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Smoking cessation attempts: is it useful to treat hard core smokers?Tobacco induced diseases · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionHardcore smokers are smokers who have little to no intention to quit. Previous research suggests that there are distinct subgroups among hardcore smokers and that these subgroups vary in the perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting. Identifying these subgroups could help to develop individualized messages for the group of hardcore smokers. In this study we therefore used the perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting to identify profiles among hardcore smokers.
methodsA sample of 510 hardcore smokers completed an online survey on the perceived pros and cons of smoking and quitting. We used these perceived pros and cons in a latent profile analysis to identify possible subgroups among hardcore smokers. To validate the profiles identified among hardcore smokers, we analysed data from a sample of 338 non-hardcore smokers in a similar way.
resultsWe found three profiles among hardcore smokers. 'Receptive' hardcore smokers (36%) perceived many cons of smoking and many pros of quitting. 'Ambivalent' hardcore smokers (59%) were rather undecided towards quitting. 'Resistant' hardcore smokers (5%) saw few cons of smoking and few pros of quitting. Among non-hardcore smokers, we found similar groups of 'receptive' smokers (30%) and 'ambivalent' smokers (54%). However, a third group consisted of 'disengaged' smokers (16%), who saw few pros and cons of both smoking and quitting. DISCUSSION: Among hardcore smokers, we found three distinct profiles based on perceived pros and cons of smoking. This indicates that hardcore smokers are not a homogenous group. Each profile might require a different tobacco control approach. Our findings may help to develop individualized tobacco control messages for the particularly hard-to-reach group of hardcore smokers.
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