Mechanisms Linking Socioeconomic Status to Smoking Cessation: a Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Overview

Journal Health Psychol

Specialty Public Health

Date 2010 May 26

PMID 20496980

Citations 123

Authors

Michael S Businelle

Darla E Kendzor

Lorraine R Reitzel

Tracy J Costello

Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel

Yisheng Li

Carlos A Mazas

Jennifer Irvin Vidrine

Paul M Cinciripini

Anthony J Greisinger

David W Wetter

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Abstract

Objective: Although there has been a socioeconomic gradient in smoking prevalence, cessation, and disease burden for decades, these disparities have become even more pronounced over time. The aim of the current study was to develop and test a conceptual model of the mechanisms linking socioeconomic status (SES) to smoking cessation.

Design: The conceptual model was evaluated using a latent variable modeling approach in a sample of 424 smokers seeking treatment (34% African American; 33% Latino; 33% White). Hypothesized mechanisms included social support, neighborhood disadvantage, negative affect/stress, agency, and craving.

Main Outcome Measure: The primary outcome was Week 4 smoking status.

Results: As was hypothesized, SES had significant direct and indirect effects on cessation. Specifically, neighborhood disadvantage, social support, negative affect/stress, and agency mediated the relation between SES and smoking cessation. A multiple group analysis indicated that the model was a good fit across racial/ethnic groups.

Conclusion: The present study yielded one of the more comprehensive models illuminating the specific mechanisms that link SES and smoking cessation. Policy, community, and individual-level interventions that target low SES smokers and address the specific pathways identified in the current model could potentially attenuate the impact of SES on cessation.

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