Subjective social status and readiness to quit among homeless smokers
Lorra Garey1, Lorraine R Reitzel2, Jafar Bakhshaie1
1The University of Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
Objectives:
To explore the predictive value of subjective social status (SSS-US and SSS-Community) on readiness to quit among 245 homeless smokers.
Methods:
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted (stratified by sex).
Results:
Higher SSS-US (p = .02) and SSS-Community (p < .001) predicted greater readiness to quit in the total sample. These relationships upheld for men (p's <. 01), but only SSS-Community predicted readiness to quit for women (p = .02).
Conclusions:
Higher SSS is associated with greater readiness to quit among homeless smokers. SSS-Community may be a more relevant index of SSS for women relative to SSS-US. Results suggest SSS may be a factor that contributes to smoking, disease, and health disparities.
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