Smoking and quitting history correlates of readiness to quit in multiethnic adolescents
Susan I Woodruff1, Joann Lee, Terry L Conway
1San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. swoodruff@projects.sdsu.edu
Objectives:
To describe smoking and quitting history among multiethnic adolescent smokers and examine these as correlates of readiness to quit.
Methods:
Data were analyzed from 121 high school smokers. Sociodemographic characteristics, self-reported smoking history, number and duration of recent quit attempts, attitudes toward smoking/quitting, and readiness to quit were included.
Results:
Smoking and quitting history variables were associated with adolescents' stage of readiness to quit. A reasonably consistent pattern emerged in which those in the preparation stage were significantly different from the precontemplators and contemplators.
Conclusions:
Results are discussed in terms of interventions matched to individuals' readiness to quit.
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