Associations of Subjective Social Status with Nondaily and Daily Smoking

Reitzel, Lorraine R.; Buchanan, Taneisha S.; Nguyen, Nga; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

doi:10.5993/ajhb.38.2.10

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“…The University of Minnesota Institutional Review Board approved this study. Additional details on the study procedures have been published previously (Kendzor et al, 2013; Reitzel et al, 2014). …”

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Risk perception and intention to quit among a tri-ethnic sample of nondaily, light daily, and moderate/heavy daily smokers

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Reitzel

Scheuermann

et al. 2014

Addictive Behaviors

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Introduction Although the relationship between risk perceptions and quit intentions has been established, few studies explore the potential impact of smoking level on these associations, and none have done so among diversely-aged samples of multiple ethnicities. Methods Participants, ranging in age from 25 to 81, were 1133 nondaily smokers (smoked ≥1 cigarette on 4 to 24 days in the past 30 days), 556 light daily smokers (≤10 cigarettes per day), and 585 moderate to heavy daily smokers (>10 cigarettes per day). Each smoking level comprised approximately equal numbers of African Americans, Latinos, and Whites. A logistic regression analysis, adjusted for sociodemographics, self-rated health, time to the first cigarette of the day and smoking level, was used to examine the association between risk perception (perceived risk of acquiring lung cancer, lung disease, and heart disease) and intention to quit (≤6 months versus >6 months/never). A second adjusted model tested moderation by smoking level with an interaction term. Results Greater risk perception was associated with a higher odds of planning to quit within 6 months (AOR=1.34, CI.95=1.24, 1.45). Smoking level did not moderate this association (p=.85). Conclusions Results suggest that educating all smokers, irrespective of their smoking level, about increased risk of developing smoking-related diseases might be a helpful strategy to enhance their intention to make a smoking quit attempt.

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Risk perception and intention to quit among a tri-ethnic sample of nondaily, light daily, and moderate/heavy daily smokers

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“…;Ostrove, Adler, Kupper- mann, & Washington, 2000;Reitzel, Buchanan, Nguyen, & Ahluwalia, 2014; Conceptual model of the indirect effect (ab) of SSS-Community ladder on HRQoL through perceived stress.…”

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The Potential Explanatory Role of Perceived Stress in Associations Between Subjective Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Homeless Smokers

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Homeless individuals smoke at high rates relative to the general population and are at heightened risk of tobacco-related illnesses and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Homeless smokers also report low subjective social status (SSS) or perceived social standing relative to others. SSS may contribute to poor HRQoL, potentially through perceived stress. The current study examined the role of perceived stress in the association of SSS and HRQoL among 227 (70.9% male, Mage = 43.2) homeless smokers. Participants completed self-report measures of SSS, perceived stress, and HRQoL. Perceived stress partially explained the relation between SSS (United States and Community) and HRQoL in covariate-adjusted analyses. Results suggested that perceived stress is a pathway through which SSS contributes to HRQoL among homeless smokers. Findings broaden current understanding of the impact of social disadvantage and perceived stress on HRQoL among homeless smokers.

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“…Major strengths to the SRQ are its briefness, simple scoring procedure, and that it was developed using a large sample of both daily and non-daily smokers. The latter is important given the recent interest in non-daily smoking patterns and the multitude of differences observed between daily and non-daily smokers (Coggins, Murrelle, Carchman, & Heidbreder, 2009; Reitzel, Buchanan, Nguyen, & Ahluwalia, 2014; Shiffman, et al, 2014; Shiffman, Tindle, et al, 2012; Sutfin et al, 2012; Tindle & Shiffman, 2011). Additionally, the use of three-week EMA data to analyse predictive validity is a significant strength to this study, as it was demonstrated that SRQ scores relate day-to-day intentions and behaviours.…”

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Development and psychometric properties of the Smoking Restraint Questionnaire.

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Palmer

et al. 2016

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective Restraint is a component of self-control that focuses on the deliberate reduction of an undesired behaviour and is theorised to play a role in smoking reduction and cessation. However, there exists no instrument to assess smoking restraint. This research aimed to develop the Smoking Restraint Questionnaire (SRQ) to meet this need. Methods Participants were 406 smokers (48% female; 52.2% non-daily) with a mean age of 38.83 years (SD = 12.05). They completed a baseline questionnaire designed to assess smoking restraint. They also completed 21-days of ecological momentary assessment (EMA), during which they recorded each cigarette smoked and answered questions related to planned restraint every morning, and restraint attempts every evening. Results The 4-item questionnaire of smoking restraint was found to fit a single factor (RMSEA = .038, CFI = .99, TLI = .99), and the resulting composite was reliable (composite reliability = 0.74). The questionnaire contains items that assess the setting of weekly restraint goals and attempts at not lighting up when tempted to smoke. Participant SRQ scores positively correlated with EMA data on plans to restrain (p < .001) and frequency of restraint attempts (p < .001). These correlations suggest that the SRQ has good predictive validity in relation to the intention and behaviours of smoking reduction. Conclusions The SRQ is promising as a measure of smoking restraint, and may enable further research and insights into smoking reduction and cessation.

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Associations of Subjective Social Status with Nondaily and Daily Smoking

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References 39 publications

Risk perception and intention to quit among a tri-ethnic sample of nondaily, light daily, and moderate/heavy daily smokers

Risk perception and intention to quit among a tri-ethnic sample of nondaily, light daily, and moderate/heavy daily smokers

The Potential Explanatory Role of Perceived Stress in Associations Between Subjective Social Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Homeless Smokers

Development and psychometric properties of the Smoking Restraint Questionnaire.

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