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Individual, Social-Normative, and Policy Predictors of Smoking Cessation: A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis  

March 2010, Vol 100, No. 3 * American Journal of Public Health 547-554
Jump to full article: American Journal of Public Health, 2010-03-03
Author: Lois Biener, PhD, William L. Hamilton, PhD, Michael Siegel, MD, MPH and Eileen M. Sullivan, MS, MEd

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Objectives. We assessed the prospective impact of individual, social-normative, and policy predictors of quit attempts and smoking cessation among Massachusetts adults. . . .

Conclusions. Although previous research showed a strong relation between local policy and norms, we found no observable, prospective impact of local policy on smoking cessation over 2 years. Our findings provide clear support for the importance of strong antismoking social norms as a facilitator of smoking cessation.

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