Abstract
Objectives: To examine reasons to quit among adolescents in a smoking cessation program, and whether reasons were associated with subsequent cessation. Methods: Participants were 351 adolescents. At baseline, adolescents reported motivation, reasons to quit, and stage of change for cessation. Quit status was assessed at end of treatment. Results: Girls were more likely to endorse image and appearance reasons to quit. Cessation was more likely among adolescents with higher motivation and those wanting to quit because of friends. Conclusions: Different reasons to quit were associated with motivation and cessation. Baseline motivation strongly predicted cessation, suggesting the relative value of assessing global motivation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 542-550 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Journal of Health Behavior |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Motivation
- Smoking cessation
- Stage of change