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Self-Exempting Beliefs and Intention to Quit Smoking within a Socially Disadvantaged Australian Sample of Smokers

An investigation of beliefs used to rationalise smoking will have important implications for the content of anti-smoking programs targeted at socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, who show the lowest rates of cessation in the population. This study aimed to assess the types of self-exempting belie...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2016-01, Vol.13 (1), p.1-1
Main Authors: Guillaumier, Ashleigh, Bonevski, Billie, Paul, Christine, D'Este, Catherine, Twyman, Laura, Palazzi, Kerrin, Oldmeadow, Christopher
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Language:English
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Summary:An investigation of beliefs used to rationalise smoking will have important implications for the content of anti-smoking programs targeted at socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, who show the lowest rates of cessation in the population. This study aimed to assess the types of self-exempting beliefs reported by a sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers, and identify associations between these beliefs and other smoking-related factors with quit intentions. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from March-December 2012 with smokers seeking welfare assistance in New South Wales (NSW), Australia (n = 354; response rate 79%). Responses to a 16-item self-exempting beliefs scale and intention to quit, smoker identity, and enjoyment of smoking were assessed. Most participants earned
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph13010118