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@article{citeulike:1022648, abstract = {OBJECTIVES: This paper reviews the literature regarding predictors of adolescent self-initiated smoking cessation and investigates self-initiated smoking cessation among a large sample of alternative high school youth in southern California. Youth transfer to alternative schools because of academic or behavioral problems, and they are at relatively high risk for cigarette smoking. METHODS: Several demographic (e.g., gender), behavioral (e.g., level of smoking), and psychosocial (e.g., risk-taking) predictors of adolescent smoking cessation were investigated. The alternative high school cohort provided a sufficient sample size of quitters (defined as no use in the past 30 days, measured after a 1-year period) to permit a prospective examination of adolescent smoking cessation. RESULTS: Although nine demographic, behavioral, or psychosocial variables discriminated among quitters and nonquitters in univariate analyses, only level of baseline smoking, smoking intention, and perceived stress were predictors in a final multivariable model. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the literature review and findings among the cohort, smoking cessation programs for adolescents should include counteraction of problem-prone attitudes, support of wellness attitudes, provision of motivation to quit strategies, and assistance with overcoming withdrawal symptoms.}, address = {Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA. ssussma@hsc.usc.edu}, author = {Sussman, S. and Dent, C. W. and Severson, H. and Burton, D. and Flay, B. R.}, citeulike-article-id = {1022648}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9808814}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=9808814}, issn = {0091-7435}, journal = {Prev Med}, keywords = {acculturation}, number = {5 Pt 3}, posted-at = {2007-01-03 02:21:12}, priority = {2}, title = {Self-initiated quitting among adolescent smokers.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9808814}, volume = {27}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1022648 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1022648 N2 - OBJECTIVES: This paper reviews the literature regarding predictors of adolescent self-initiated smoking cessation and investigates self-initiated smoking cessation among a large sample of alternative high school youth in southern California. Youth transfer to alternative schools because of academic or behavioral problems, and they are at relatively high risk for cigarette smoking. METHODS: Several demographic (e.g., gender), behavioral (e.g., level of smoking), and psychosocial (e.g., risk-taking) predictors of adolescent smoking cessation were investigated. The alternative high school cohort provided a sufficient sample size of quitters (defined as no use in the past 30 days, measured after a 1-year period) to permit a prospective examination of adolescent smoking cessation. RESULTS: Although nine demographic, behavioral, or psychosocial variables discriminated among quitters and nonquitters in univariate analyses, only level of baseline smoking, smoking intention, and perceived stress were predictors in a final multivariable model. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the literature review and findings among the cohort, smoking cessation programs for adolescents should include counteraction of problem-prone attitudes, support of wellness attitudes, provision of motivation to quit strategies, and assistance with overcoming withdrawal symptoms. IS - 5 Pt 3 JF - Prev Med SN - 0091-7435 AD - Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA. ssussma@hsc.usc.edu TI - Self-initiated quitting among adolescent smokers. VL - 27 KW - acculturation AU - Sussman, S AU - Dent, CW AU - Severson, H AU - Burton, D AU - Flay, BR PY - 1998///t UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9808814 ER -