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  • Behavioral Economics
  • Addiction Research
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • Financial incentives are proven to increase smoking cessation rates.
  • The psychological mechanisms underlying this effect require further investigation.
  • Understanding these pathways can optimize smoking cessation programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the psychological mediators and moderators of financial incentives' effect on smoking cessation.
  • To investigate how incentives influence quit behavior through program evaluation, medication use, attitudes, self-efficacy, and social influences.
  • To test if individual reward responsiveness moderates the incentive-cessation relationship.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial involving 604 employees.
  • Two-level path analysis to model the influence of financial incentives.
  • Assessment of mediators including program evaluation, medication use, attitudes, self-efficacy, and social influences.

Main Results:

  • Financial incentives increased smoking cessation success mediated by higher self-efficacy.
  • Incentives were associated with increased use of cessation medication.
  • Program evaluation, social influence, and attitudes were linked to self-efficacy and quitting.

Conclusions:

  • Financial incentives can enhance smoking cessation indirectly by boosting medication use and self-efficacy.
  • These findings offer a pathway to improve the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions.
  • The impact of incentives was not significantly moderated by individual reward responsiveness.