A longitudinal study into the reciprocal effects of identities and smoking behaviour: Findings from the ITC Netherlands Survey

E. Meijer, B. Van den Putte, W.A. Gebhardt, C. Van Laar, Z. Bakk, A. Dijkstra, G.T. Fong, R. West and M.C. Willemsen

Social Science & Medicine, 2018, vol. 200, issue C, 249-257

Abstract: Although it has been found that identity constructs related to smoking are associated with changes in smoking behaviour, the direction of causal associations is as yet unclear. This study aims to clarify the nature and direction of these associations.

Keywords: Identity; Socio-economic status; Smoking cessation; Intention to quit; Smokers; Ex-smokers; Cross-lagged structural equation modelling; Cross-validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.006

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