The Effect of Support for Action Against the Tobacco Industry on Smoking Among Young Adults
Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH,
Torsten B. Neilands, PhD and
Stanton A. Glantz, PhD
Pamela M. Ling is with the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Stanton A. Glantz is with the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, the Institute for Health Policy Studies, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco.
FIGURE 1——Structural equation models of mistrust of the tobacco industry, support for anti–tobacco industry action, and advertising receptivity on the outcome of current smoking among all respondents (a) and the outcome of the intention to quit smoking among current smokers (b).
Note. Thick lines denote significant effects; thin lines denote nonsignificance. Mistrust of the tobacco industry increased support for anti–tobacco industry action directly. Support for anti–tobacco industry action affected smoking behavior directly and affected smoking behavior indirectly by reducing advertising receptivity. For information on how variables were measured, see "Methods" section. Coefficients are direct standardized regression weights. * P < .05; **P < .001