Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS qDHFR0xB. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We compared the association between 3 different definitions of social smoking-a common pattern of smoking among young adults-and cessation indicators. Methods. We used a Web-enabled, cross-sectional national survey of 1528 young adults (aged 18-25 years) from a panel (recruited by random-digit dialing) maintained by the research group Knowledge Networks. Results. Among 455 smokers, 62% self-identified or behaved as social smokers. Compared with established smokers, self-identified social smokers were less likely to have cessation intentions (odds ratio [OR]=0.83 ; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.70,0.98) and cessation attempts lasting 1 month or longer (OR=0.54 ; 95% CI=0.45,0.66). Behavioral social smokers (mainly or only smoking with others) were more likely than were self-identified social smokers (those who did not report these behavior patterns) to have cessation intentions (mainly ORmainly=1.66 ; 95% CI=1.05,2.63 ; and ORonly=2.02 ; 95% CI=1.02,3.97) and cessation attempts (ORmainly=4.33 ; 95% CI=2.68,7.00 ; and ORonly=6.82 ; 95% CI=3.29,14.15). Conclusions. Self-identified social smokers may be considered a high-risk group with particular challenges for cessation. Behavioral social smokers may represent a group primed for cessation. Public health efforts should address these differences when developing smoking cessation strategies.
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