The moderating effect of perceived social support on the relation between heaviness of smoking and quit attempts among adult homeless smokers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Julie NeislerMichael S Businelle

Abstract

Over 70% of homeless adults smoke cigarettes. Despite the desire to quit, this group rarely receives the external support to make or maintain a successful quit attempt (SQA; intentional quit attempt lasting >24 h). The Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) is a cigarette dependence measure that independently predicts SQAs among domiciled adults. For homeless adults, social support may be a way to buffer the impact of cigarette dependence on SQAs. The association of the HSI and past-year SQAs, and the potential moderating role of social support, was examined among 445 homeless smokers (Mage = 43.2 + 11.8, 65% male, 57.5% white). Support was measured by the International Support Evaluation List (ISEL-12) and its 3 subscales: tangible, belonging, & appraisal support. The HSI was negatively correlated with SQAs (r=-.283, p < .01) and in a regression model controlling for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, appraisal support significantly moderated this relationship (p < .05). The HSI was significantly related to SQAs across low, moderate, and high levels of appraisal support [mean, +1 SD; low (β=-.657, p < .001), medium (β=-.457, p < .001), and high (β=-.258, p < .05)]. Neither the ISEL-12 total nor the other subscales were moderators. The pe...Continue Reading

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