Religiosity, social support, and smoking cessation among urban African American smokers

Nicole L. Nollen; Delwyn Catley; Gwen Davies; Matthew Hall; Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.10.004

Religiosity, social support, and smoking cessation among urban African American smokers

Nicole L. Nollen
, Delwyn Catley
, Gwen Davies
, Matthew Hall
, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between religiosity, social support, and gender on smoking cessation among a sample of 498 urban African American smokers using the nicotine patch. Smoking status and social support were assessed at baseline, week 4, and month 6, while religiosity was assessed only at baseline. Logistic regression analyses indicated that neither baseline religiosity, social support, nor the interaction between baseline social support and gender predicted quitting at month 6. However, a significant positive association was found between females' social support at week 4 and their week 4 (OR=1.41, CI=1.11-1.78) quitting. Additionally, a significant positive association was found between males' social support at month 6 and their month 6 quitting (OR=1.50, CI=1.05-2.15). Our findings highlight the importance of social support during an active quit attempt for African American males and females and have implications for public health and medical interventions for African American smokers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1225-1229
Number of pages	5
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	30
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.10.004
State	Published - Jul 2005
Externally published	Yes

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This study was completed at Grady Memorial Hospital, 69 Butler Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, in conjunction with the Emory University School of Medicine, 1440 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322. Funding was provided by the Cancer Research Foundation of America and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Faculty Award to Dr. Ahluwalia.

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Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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African Americans
Religiosity
Smoking cessation
Social support

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