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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 5/2021

01-10-2021 | Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification | Brief Report

From planning to action in smoking cessation: Demographic and psychological symptom dimensions related to readiness to quit smoking

Authors: Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate, Rebeca Robles-García, Isela E. Juárez-Rojop, Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, María Lilia López-Narváez, Alma Delia Genis-Mendoza, Lizbeth Sánchez Mejía, Ana Fresán

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 5/2021

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Abstract

In Mexico, over 10 million persons are currently smokers. The motivation to quit smoking can be associated with individual and mental health factors. The aim of this study was to determine which variables related to smoking behavior, demographics, and current psychological symptoms distinguish highly motivated smokers (action stage) from less motivated smokers (planning stage) according to the readiness-to-quit model. 108 current smokers with no psychiatric diagnoses and no previous specialized attention for smoking cessation were interviewed. Nicotine dependence, readiness to quit, and psychological symptoms were assessed. Nicotine dependence was low to moderate (94.5%). Fewer depressive symptoms and smoking fewer cigarettes per day were the most important predictors for action motivation to quit. In assessing the motivation to quit smoking, individual demographic, background, and psychological characteristics should be considered since they can hinder the smoking cessation intervention.
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Metadata
Title
From planning to action in smoking cessation: Demographic and psychological symptom dimensions related to readiness to quit smoking
Authors
Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate
Rebeca Robles-García
Isela E. Juárez-Rojop
Thelma Beatriz González-Castro
María Lilia López-Narváez
Alma Delia Genis-Mendoza
Lizbeth Sánchez Mejía
Ana Fresán
Publication date
01-10-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00271-7

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