TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of self-initiated smoking cessation among young adults.
AU - Pallonen, U. E.
AU - Murray, D. M.
AU - Schmid, L.
AU - Pirie, P.
AU - Luepker, Russell V
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Prochaska and DiClemente's (1984) cyclic-stage model of self-initiated smoking cessation divides the cessation process into five stages. This model was applied to a young adult population to determine the cross-sectional distribution of stages and the frequency and pattern of changes among stages over time. Compared to older adults, the distribution of the stages differed substantially: There were twice as many relapsers and only half as many maintainers among young adults. One-year changes in stages were examined using a static model, which did not take into account the cyclic nature of the change process, and a more realistic dynamic model, which did. Both models, especially the dynamic model, suggested substantially more movement among stages in younger than in older adults.
AB - Prochaska and DiClemente's (1984) cyclic-stage model of self-initiated smoking cessation divides the cessation process into five stages. This model was applied to a young adult population to determine the cross-sectional distribution of stages and the frequency and pattern of changes among stages over time. Compared to older adults, the distribution of the stages differed substantially: There were twice as many relapsers and only half as many maintainers among young adults. One-year changes in stages were examined using a static model, which did not take into account the cyclic nature of the change process, and a more realistic dynamic model, which did. Both models, especially the dynamic model, suggested substantially more movement among stages in younger than in older adults.
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U2 - 10.1037/0278-6133.9.4.418
DO - 10.1037/0278-6133.9.4.418
M3 - Article
C2 - 2373067
AN - SCOPUS:0025110627
SN - 0278-6133
VL - 9
SP - 418
EP - 426
JO - Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
JF - Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
IS - 4
ER -