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Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students.

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Lipkus, IM; Noonan, D
Published in: Journal of health psychology
December 2017

College waterpipe tobacco smokers who feel more ambivalence, that is, conflicted about its use, may have a stronger desire to quit. Using baseline survey data of 315 college waterpipe smokers, we examined this relationship. While frequency of feeling ambivalence was low, greater ambivalence was related with desire to quit ( r = .46, p < .001). This relationship remained significant after accounting for several correlates of desire to quit (e.g. perceived risk and worries about harm and addiction). Findings suggest that ambivalence may be an important independent variable linked with desire to quit and should be explored further as a factor influencing waterpipe tobacco use.

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Journal of health psychology

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EISSN

1461-7277

ISSN

1359-1053

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

22

Issue

14

Start / End Page

1780 / 1788

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Water Pipe Smoking
  • Universities
  • Tobacco Use Cessation
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students
  • Public Health
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Lipkus, I. M., & Noonan, D. (2017). Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(14), 1780–1788. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316636948
Lipkus, Isaac M., and Devon Noonan. “Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students.Journal of Health Psychology 22, no. 14 (December 2017): 1780–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316636948.
Lipkus IM, Noonan D. Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students. Journal of health psychology. 2017 Dec;22(14):1780–8.
Lipkus, Isaac M., and Devon Noonan. “Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students.Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 22, no. 14, Dec. 2017, pp. 1780–88. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1359105316636948.
Lipkus IM, Noonan D. Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students. Journal of health psychology. 2017 Dec;22(14):1780–1788.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of health psychology

DOI

EISSN

1461-7277

ISSN

1359-1053

Publication Date

December 2017

Volume

22

Issue

14

Start / End Page

1780 / 1788

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Water Pipe Smoking
  • Universities
  • Tobacco Use Cessation
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students
  • Public Health
  • Motivation
  • Male
  • Humans