Abstract
We examined young adult smoking cessation behaviors, coding cessation behavior as no attempt, quit attempt (< 30 days), or abstinence (≥ 30 days) during follow-up from July 2005 through December 2008, observed in 592 young adult smokers from the Ontario Tobacco Survey. One in 4 young adults made an attempt; 14% obtained 30-day abstinence. Cessation resources, prior attempts, and intention predicted quit attempts, whereas high self-efficacy, using resources, having support, and low addiction predicted abstinence, indicating that young adult smokers require effective and appropriate cessation resources.
Affiliations
- Lori M. Diemert is with the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Susan J. Bondy is with the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. K. Stephen Brown is with the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit and the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Steve Manske is with the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact.
