Psychological, Normative, and Environmental Barriers to Tobacco Cessation that Disproportionally Affect Sexual Minority Tobacco Users.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sexual minority populations-particularly gay/lesbian and bisexual women-use tobacco at higher rates than their heterosexual peers. Evidence-based biopsychosocial interventions for tobacco cessation are available; however, research is lacking on the specific barriers to tobacco cessation in these populations. The purpose of this study is to describe the psychological, normative, and environmental barriers to cessation that disproportionally affect sexual minority tobacco users.

Methods

Data from wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health were used to explore differences by sexual identity across psychosocial barriers and facilitators of tobacco cessation. The analytic sample consisted of current tobacco users (including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, ci

SUBMITTER: Wheldon CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248956 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature