Associations of Weight Concerns With Self-Efficacy and Motivation to Quit Smoking: A Population-Based Study Among Finnish Daily Smokers - UTU Research Portal

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Associations of Weight Concerns With Self-Efficacy and Motivation to Quit Smoking: A Population-Based Study Among Finnish Daily Smokers

Authors: Tuovinen EL, Saarni SE, Kinnunen TH, Haukkala A, Jousilahti P, Patja K, Kaprio J, Korhonen T

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Journal name in source: NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH

Journal acronym: NICOTINE TOB RES

Volume: 17

Issue: 9

First page : 1134

Last page: 1141

Number of pages: 8

ISSN: 1462-2203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntu277

Abstract

Conclusions: These cross-sectional population-based data do not support earlier findings that suggest that smokers with high levels of weight concerns are less motivated to quit smoking. Our data suggest that daily smokers who are highly concerned about weight may have lower self-efficacy for cessation of smoking.