Non-daily Cigarette Smoking: Stability and Transition to Abstinence in Young Adults

Doran, Neal; Myers, Mark G.; Luczak, Susan E.; Trim, Ryan S.; Strong, David R.; Tully, Lyric

doi:10.1093/ntr/ntac189

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“…[ 8 ] Antitobacco media messages, which focus on the ill effects of tobacco on health, especially on the internal organs (graphic warnings), are more appreciated by the public and motivate tobacco users to quit tobacco and helpful in maintaining tobacco cessation for a longer duration. [ 9 10 ]…”

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Motivation to quit tobacco; Impact of different types of Anti-tobacco state-sponsored media propaganda messages

Kumari

Sood

Gupta³

2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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A BSTRACT Introduction: Antitobacco media messages can easily reach the mass and play a very positive and significant role in changing the motivational stages among recent quitters. Motivation is the key to changing human behaviour. Motivation can be intrinsic and extrinsic. To modify tobacco-related behaviour, one must have an inherent motivation to quit tobacco. However, the outside factors, for example, protobacco advertisements, antitobacco advertisements, peer pressure, celebrity influence, and family members’ influence cannot be ignored. Method: A total of 400 recent tobacco quitters were enrolled from four colleges via a multistage sampling method. Time series research design was used for data collection at three time periods 0, 1, and 3 months. Study participants were divided into four groups: 1) personal testimony group, 2) health warning group, 3) celebrity-influenced public service announcements, and 4) natural exposure group. Media messages containing antitobacco video clippings and pictures were delivered to the participants via phone thrice a week, as per the groups assigned. All four groups were assessed for the motivational stage via contemplation ladder at 0, 1, and 3 months of intervals. Results: Antitobacco personal testimonial media messages are most effective in enhancing the motivation to quit tobacco, followed by the antitobacco health warning messages, which are also proven to be effective in maintaining high motivation levels to remain abstinent from smoking. However, public service announcements are ineffective in keeping the motivation to quit tobacco at higher smoking. Conclusion: Overall, the antitobacco state-sponsored media messages, personal testimonials, and health warnings about tobacco products effectively maintain and enhance motivation to quit tobacco.

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Motivation to quit tobacco; Impact of different types of Anti-tobacco state-sponsored media propaganda messages

Kumari

Sood

Gupta³

2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Role of social-cognitive factors in the relationship between e-cigarette use and subsequent cigarette smoking among U.S. youth: A causal mediation analysis

Xu,

Coffman,

Luta

et al. 2025

Addictive Behaviors

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Factors Associated With Abstinence Among Young Adult Smokers Enrolled in a Real-world Social Media Smoking Cessation Program

Lyu,

Meacham,

Nguyen

et al. 2024

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

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Objective Social media platforms are promising to provide smoking cessation support. This study aimed to identify baseline factors associated with cigarette smoking abstinence among young adult smokers enrolled in a real-world social media-based smoking cessation program. Aims and Methods We analyzed data from young adult smokers (aged 18–30 years) participating in a publicly available Facebook-based smoking cessation program serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The analytic sample consisted of 248 participants who completed both the baseline and follow-up surveys at 3 months. Multivariable logistic regression analysis determined baseline factors significantly associated with self-reported 7-day cigarette smoking abstinence at 3 months. Results Participants were race/ethnically diverse, well-educated, and 47.6% reported LGB + sexual identity. Those who reported dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes in the past 30 days (vs. cigarette use only), current alcohol users (vs. non-users), and those aged 25–30 years (vs. 18–24 years) were significantly less likely to report 7-day abstinence at 3 months. Non-daily smokers (vs. daily smokers) and those with high desire to quit smoking (vs. low to moderate desire) were more likely to report abstinence. Results also showed reduction in the percentage of e-cigarette and other tobacco product use among participants. Conclusions Social media interventions may be more effective for young adult non-daily smokers and those with high desire to quit smoking. Smoking cessation programs may help reduce use of other tobacco products among treatment-seeking smokers. Smoking cessation interventions for young adults need to explicitly address dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes and use of alcohol. Implications Findings of this study highlight the need for future interventions to address dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes and use of alcohol to improve cigarette smoking abstinence outcomes. The reduction in the use of other tobacco products among program participants indicates that social media smoking cessation programs may exert a broader positive influence on overall tobacco consumption. The large number of LGB+ smokers participating in the program suggests social media is a promising cessation channel for this hard-to-reach group, warranting further study.

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Non-daily Cigarette Smoking: Stability and Transition to Abstinence in Young Adults

Cited by 4 publications

References 50 publications

Motivation to quit tobacco; Impact of different types of Anti-tobacco state-sponsored media propaganda messages

Motivation to quit tobacco; Impact of different types of Anti-tobacco state-sponsored media propaganda messages

Role of social-cognitive factors in the relationship between e-cigarette use and subsequent cigarette smoking among U.S. youth: A causal mediation analysis

Factors Associated With Abstinence Among Young Adult Smokers Enrolled in a Real-world Social Media Smoking Cessation Program

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