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Joan L Bottorff1,2, John L Oliffe3, Gayl Sarbit4
11 Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing and Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to explore gender-related factors that motivate and support men's smoking reduction and cessation to inform effective men-centered interventions. Approach or Design: Focus group design using a semi-structured interview guide.
Setting:
Three communities in British Columbia, Canada.
Participants:
A total of 56 men who currently smoked and were interested in reducing or quitting or had quit.
Intervention:
N/A.
Methods:
Data collected in 6 focus group discussions were transcribed and analyzed in accord with principles of thematic qualitative methods.
Results:
We report the results across 4 interconnected themes: (1) the fight to quit takes several rounds, (2) the motivation of supportive competition, (3) challenges and benefits of connecting with smoke-free peers, and (4) playing up the physical and financial gains.
Conclusions:
Masculine-based perspectives positioned quitting alongside fighting for self-control, competing, connecting, physical prowess, and having extra cash as motivating components of programs to engage men in efforts to be smoke-free. It may be worthwhile to consider the inclusion of gain-framed and benefit-focused messaging in programs that support men's tobacco cessation.
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