ArticleAddictive behaviors2019
Perceived addiction to smoking and associations with motivation to stop, quit attempts and quitting success: A prospective study of English smokers.
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- Association between perceived addiction and cessation behaviours among users of smokeless or combustible tobacco in India.Drug and alcohol review · 2022Article
- Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Cigar Craving and Addiction among Young Adult Black Cigar Smokers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- The Effectiveness of Health Education Using Audiovisual on the Santri Smokers' Motivation to Stop Smoking.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Network analysis reveals the associations of past quit experiences on current smoking behavior and motivation to quit.Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
- Predictive Power of Dependence Measures for Quitting Smoking. Findings From the 2016 to 2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- Is the motivation to quit smoking a predictor of abstinence maintenance?Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
- Perceptions, Predictors of and Motivation for Quitting among Smokers from Six European Countries from 2016 to 2018: Findings from EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Patients' User Experience of a Blended Face-to-Face and Web-Based Smoking Cessation Treatment: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
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aimsSome argue that perceived addiction to smoking (PAS) might undermine motivation to stop. We examined the association of PAS with motivation to stop in a population sample and assessed its association with past and future quit attempts and future quit success.
method12,700 smokers in England were surveyed between September 2009-March 2012 as part of the Smoking Toolkit Study. 2796 smokers were followed up after 6 months. PAS was assessed at baseline by a single self-report item. The outcome variables were ratings of motivation to stop and reports of past-year quit attempts at baseline, and quit attempts in the past 6 months and smoking status at follow-up. Baseline covariates were sex, age, social grade and daily cigarette consumption.
resultsIn adjusted analyses, PAS was positively associated with at least some degree of motivation to stop versus no motivation (ORs = 1.97-2.96, all p's < 0.001). PAS was also positively associated with past-year quit attempts (OR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.32-1.55, p < 0.001), but not with future quit attempts (OR = 1.17, 95% CI = 0.99-1.39, p = 0.064) or quit success (OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 0.73-1.47, p = 0.83).
conclusionIn smokers in England, perceived addiction to smoking is positively associated with motivation to stop and having recently made a quit attempt but is not clearly associated with future quit attempts or success. These findings provide no grounds for believing that increasing smokers' perceived addiction through promotion of stop-smoking support has undermined motivation to stop.
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