Higher nicotine dependence and greater smoking abstinence in parental than non-parental smokers: a secondary analysis of smoking cessation trials
Parental smokers showed higher nicotine dependence but greater motivation and higher abstinence rates following brief community-based interventions. Tailored programs should address their elevated addiction while leveraging their motivation to enhance cessation success.
Authors
- Yee Tak Derek Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5850-5349)
- Sheng Zhi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-0956)
- Ningyuan Guo
- Tzu Tsun Luk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7056-1976)
- Sophia Siu Chee Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6349-3717)
- Man Ping Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4000-2388)
- Henry Sau Chai Tong
- Mengyao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-9465)
- Vienna Lai
- Yiran Ge
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (CN)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1687893
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16