ArticleAddiction research & theory2016
Relationship of Autonomy Social Support to Quitting Motivation in Diverse Smokers.
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- Assessment of Social Support and Quitting Smoking in an Online Community Forum: Study Involving Content Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Peer navigation for smoking cessation in smokers with HIV: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- Comparison of a Collective Intelligence Tailored Messaging System on Smoking Cessation Between African American and White People Who Smoke: Quasi-Experimental Design.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Support person interventions to increase use of quitline services among racially diverse low-income smokers: A pilot study.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- Motivational Benefits of Social Support and Behavioural Interventions for Smoking Cessation.Journal of smoking cessation · 2018Article
- Egocentric social networks and smoking among adults with serious mental illness.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Skill Sets for Family Members and Friends to Help Motivate a Smoker to Seek Treatment: Research to Practice.Addiction research & theory · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch examining relationships between social support and smoking cessation has paid little attention to non-treatment seeking smokers and not considered the role of autonomy support for fostering quitting motivation. This study examined if autonomy support received from family and friends was associated with quitting motivation and making a quit attempt among diverse smokers with varying levels of quitting motivation. Demographic characteristics associated with autonomy support were explored.
methodsParticipants (N=312) responded to advertisements seeking smokers "not quite ready to quit," and were primarily Black, low-income, and unemployed. Most (255) enrolled in a clinical trial of smoking cessation induction strategies (treatment sample). An additional 57 not meeting the trial eligibility criteria of low quitting motivation enrolled for baseline assessments only. Participants completed baseline measures of autonomy support received from friends and autonomous quitting motivation. In the treatment sample, quit attempts were assessed at 6-months follow-up.
resultsFemales reported higher levels than males of autonomy support from friends (p=0.003). Participants with a high school diploma/GED reported higher levels of support from family (p<0.001) and friends (p=0.014) than those with less education or a college/graduate degree. Both family (p=0.007) and friend (p=0.004) autonomy support scores were significantly, albeit weakly, associated with autonomous quitting motivation. Autonomy support was not associated with making a quit attempt.
conclusionsSupport from family and friends may promote autonomous reasons to quit among diverse smokers. Research is needed to assess the role of social support in the pre-quitting phases among racial and socio-economically diverse populations.
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