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. 2013 Mar;103(3):449-53.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300878. Epub 2013 Jan 17.

Young adult smoking cessation: predictors of quit attempts and abstinence

Lori M Diemert  1 , Susan J Bondy, K Stephen Brown, Steve Manske
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Young adult smoking cessation: predictors of quit attempts and abstinence

Lori M Diemert et al. Am J Public Health. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

We examined young adult smoking cessation behaviors, coding cessation behavior as no attempt, quit attempt (< 30 days), or abstinence (≥ 30 days) during follow-up from July 2005 through December 2008, observed in 592 young adult smokers from the Ontario Tobacco Survey. One in 4 young adults made an attempt; 14% obtained 30-day abstinence. Cessation resources, prior attempts, and intention predicted quit attempts, whereas high self-efficacy, using resources, having support, and low addiction predicted abstinence, indicating that young adult smokers require effective and appropriate cessation resources.

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