Non-daily Cigarette Smoking: Stability and Transition to Abstinence in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is increasing recognition that non-daily cigarette smoking is common in early adulthood but less is known about its stability over time, or what influences transitions to heavier or nonsmoking. We examined the stability of non-daily smoking in a sample of young adults, and tested whether social and cognitive factors predicted transitions to other smoking patterns over time.

Aims and methods

Participants were 579 young adults (18-24 years old at enrollment, 52% male) who were non-daily and never-daily cigarette smokers and California residents. Participants completed 13 waves of assessment over 3 years. We used descriptive statistics to evaluate the frequency of consistent abstinence, defined as no cigarette use at two consecutive waves and no cigarette use

SUBMITTER: Doran N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9717379 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature