Mechanisms linking socioeconomic status to smoking cessation: A structural equation modeling approach.

2010221 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Michael S. Businelle · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Darla E. Kendzor · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lorraine R. Reitzel · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Tracy J. Costello · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ludmila Cofta‐Woerpel · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Yisheng Li · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract

The present study yielded one of the more comprehensive models illuminating the specific mechanisms that link SES and smoking cessation. Policy, community, and individual-level interventions that target low SES smokers and address the specific pathways identified in the current model could potentially attenuate the impact of SES on cessation.

Topics & Keywords

Smoking Behavior and Cessation Health disparities and outcomes Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Health Psychology

Volume 29, Issue 3, pp. 262-273

DOI: 10.1037/a0019285

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