Changes in Smoking Behavior Following a Strict No-Smoking Policy in U.S. Navy Recruit Training
Abstract
IS STUDY EXAMINED 449 Navy recruits who reported that they were current smokers at entry into the Navy. The primary research objectives were to:(a) describe changes in self-reported smoking status at the end of recruit training (RT) and at the end of the first year of enlistment, and (b) determine predictors of changes in self-reported smoking status. Recruits completed surveys about their history of tobacco use, intentions, attitudes toward no- smoking policy, and demographics at entry into the Navy (TI), graduation from RT (T2), and after one year of service (T3). Of the participants who were current smokers at entry into the Navy, 40% changed their classification to former smokers at the end of the 8-week, smoking-restricted period of RT. At the one- year follow-up 19% of the initial smokers classified themselves as former smokers. Multiple regression analyses indicated that participant's age (being older) and having a higher intent to quit were predictive of reporting oneself as a former smoker at T2. Higher intent to quit, alone, was predictive of reporting oneself as a former smoker at the one-year follow-up. Similar analyses indicated that attitude toward the no-smoking policy was predictive of smoking status change from T2 to one-year follow-up (T3). Smoking prevalence, No-smoking policy, Intentions, Attitudes, Recruit training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA271749
Entities
People
- Suzanne L. Hurtado
- Terry L. Conway
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center