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Self-Exempting Beliefs and Intention to Quit Smoking within a Socially Disadvantaged Australian Sample of Smokers

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  • Ashleigh Guillaumier

    (School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, P.O. Box 833, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia)

  • Billie Bonevski

    (School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, P.O. Box 833, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia)

  • Christine Paul

    (School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle & Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle 2305, Australia)

  • Catherine D’Este

    (National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra 0200, Australia)

  • Laura Twyman

    (School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, P.O. Box 833, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia)

  • Kerrin Palazzi

    (Clinical Research Design IT and Statistical Support Unit, University of Newcastle & Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle 2305, Australia)

  • Christopher Oldmeadow

    (Clinical Research Design IT and Statistical Support Unit, University of Newcastle & Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle 2305, Australia)

Abstract

An investigation of beliefs used to rationalise smoking will have important implications for the content of anti-smoking programs targeted at socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, who show the lowest rates of cessation in the population. This study aimed to assess the types of self-exempting beliefs reported by a sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers, and identify associations between these beliefs and other smoking-related factors with quit intentions. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from March–December 2012 with smokers seeking welfare assistance in New South Wales (NSW), Australia ( n = 354; response rate 79%). Responses to a 16-item self-exempting beliefs scale and intention to quit, smoker identity, and enjoyment of smoking were assessed. Most participants earned

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  • Ashleigh Guillaumier & Billie Bonevski & Christine Paul & Catherine D’Este & Laura Twyman & Kerrin Palazzi & Christopher Oldmeadow, 2016. "Self-Exempting Beliefs and Intention to Quit Smoking within a Socially Disadvantaged Australian Sample of Smokers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, January.
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