scholarly journals Correlates of quit intentions among current Nigerian smokers: Evidence from the 2012 Global Adult Tobacco Surveys (GATS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (February) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwatomi Iken ◽  
Eniola Cadmus ◽  
Bolaji Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quit Intentions

scholarly journals An investigation of the effects of organisational communication on work outcomes within agriculture research institutes in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Oluwatoyin Aduke Oso ◽  
Okanlade Adesokan Lawal-Adebowale ◽  
Remi Rebecca Aduradola ◽  
James Kehinde Adigun
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Organisational Communication ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
Quit Intentions

AbstractThe study investigated the effects of organisational communication on work outcomes (job satisfaction, affective commitment and quit-intentions) of agriculture research personnel from six research institutes in Nigeria. Further, the mediational role of job satisfaction was determined among the constructs. Simple random sampling technique was used to elicit information from 209 researchers of the selected research institutes. Data were collected through a well-structured questionnaire and analysed using hierarchical regression and Sobel tests. Results obtained from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that organisational communication was related to job satisfaction (b = 0.18, P < 0.01), affective commitment (b1 = 0.20, P < 0.01) and quit-intentions (b1 = – 0.18, P < 0.01). Sobel test indicated that job satisfaction partially mediated the organisational communication-affective commitment relationship (Z = 5.42, P < 0.05). Similarly, job satisfaction was a partial mediator of the organisational communication – quit-intention relationship (Z = 4.13, P < 0.05). This is an indication that increased organisational communication fosters personnel’s satisfaction with job, improves affective commitment and reduces intents of quitting the organisation. Evidence of partial mediation revealed that job satisfaction may not be the only mediator of the predictor-criterions linkages.

scholarly journals Higher negative emotions in response to cigarette pictorial warning labels predict higher quit intentions among smokers

2019 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2019-055116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yachao Li ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Daniel Owusu ◽  
Lucy Popova
Keyword(s):  
Drug Administration ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Intentions To Quit ◽  
Quit Intentions ◽  
Different Levels

BackgroundCigarette pictorial warning labels (PWLs) could produce stronger quit intentions than text-only warning labels (TWLs) due to greater emotional arousal. Yet, it remains unclear whether PWLs that elicit different levels of emotions produce different outcomes. To better understand the role of negative emotions in the effects of PWLs, this study developed two sets of PWLs arousing different emotional levels (high vs low) but equally high on informativeness and compared them to each other and to the current TWLs.MethodsAdult US smokers (n=1503) were randomised to view nine high-emotion-arousing or low-emotion-arousing PWLs or TWLs. After each label, participants reported the negative emotions they felt while looking at the label. After seeing all the labels, participants reported their intentions to quit smoking. Mediation analyses tested whether message condition influenced quit intentions indirectly through negative emotions.ResultsCompared with TWLs, PWLs produced higher levels of negative emotions (b=0.27, SE=0.04, p<0.001). Compared with low-emotion arousing PWLs, high-emotion-arousing PWLs produced higher levels of negative emotions (b=0.24, SE=0.07, p<0.001). Higher negative emotions predicted stronger quit intentions (b=0.20, SE=0.03, p<0.001). Negative emotions mediated the effects of PWLs versus TWLs and high-emotion-arousing versus low- emotion-arousing PWLs on quit intentions.ConclusionsThe results provide additional evidence for negative emotions as the mechanism through which PWLs motivate smokers to consider quitting. The findings call on the Food and Drug Administration to design and implement high-emotion-arousing cigarette warning labels.

scholarly journals Associations of Night Smoking and Cravings with Quit Intentions and Attempts

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Richard J. O’Connor ◽  
Kristie M. June ◽  
Maansi Bansal-Travers
Keyword(s):  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Online Panel ◽  
Binomial Regression ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Quit Intentions

Introduction: Waking at night to smoke can also serve as an indicator of dependence and treatment success.Aims: We sought to examine whether night smoking is associated with features of smoking behaviour in a non-treatment-seeking sample of adult smokers in the general population.Methods: Data for this study come from 1,062 current smokers obtained from an opt-in online panel in July 2010. Night smoking and night craving to smoke were assessed by questionnaire, and dependence was assessed by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Relationships were assessed using linear, logistic, and negative binomial regression.Findings: Overall, 20.6% reported that they woke at night to smoke. FTND scores were substantially higher in those reporting night smoking. Those who reported night cravings were more likely to report quit intentions. Night smokers made 3.6 actual quit attempts (95% CI: 2.8, 4.5) per year, adjusted for other model factors, compared to 2.7 (2.2, 3.2) attempts for night cravers and 2.2 (1.8, 2.7) attempts for smokers who reported neither.Conclusions: Overall, night smokers reported higher nicotine dependence than cravers and those who experienced neither. The current study adds to a growing literature pointing to the importance of overnight smoking as an indicator of nicotine dependence.

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