Gender, smoking expectancies, and readiness to quit among urban African American smokers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2004
Abstract
The relationship between smoking expectancies and readiness to quit as well as gender differences in expectancies and readiness to quit was examined among 484 urban African American smokers. Univariate analyses revealed that higher positive expectancies were generally associated with less readiness to quit and higher negative expectancies were associated with greater readiness to quit. A multivariable model indicated that stimulation/state enhancement, taste/sensorimotor manipulation, and weight control were most strongly related to intention to quit. Although men and women did not differ on readiness to quit, women reported higher scores on the negative affect reduction subscale than did men. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Addictive Behaviors
First Page
1259
Last Page
1263
Recommended Citation
Pulvers, K., Catley, D., Okuyemi, K., Scheibmeir, M., McCarter, K., Jeffries, S., & Ahluwalia, J. (2004). Gender, smoking expectancies, and readiness to quit among urban African American smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 29 (6), 1259-1263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.03.028
