Racial and Ethnic Differences in Predictors of Smoking Cessation |
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| Authors: | Patricia Daza Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel Carlos Mazas Rachel T. Fouladi Paul M. Cinciripini Ellen R. Gritz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;2. Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;3. Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA;4. Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Racial/ethnic differences in the determinants of smoking cessation could have important treatment implications. The current study examined racial/ethnic differences in smoking cessation, prospective predictors of cessation, and whether the predictive ability of these factors differed by race/ethnicity. Participants were 709 employed adults recruited through the National Rural Electric Co-op Association or through natural gas pipeline corporations. Data were collected in 1990 and 1994. Although race/ethnicity was not predictive of abstinence, Hispanic, African American, and White smokers displayed differential on tobacco-, alcohol-, and work-related variables. These racial/ethnic differences highlight the specific factors that should be considered when providing smoking cessation treatment to specific populations. Limitations are noted. |
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| Keywords: | longitudinal racial/ethnic smoking cessation |
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