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The effects of smoking norms and attitudes on quitting intentions in Malaysia, Thailand and four Western nations: A cross-cultural comparison

dc.contributor.authorWarwick Hoskingen_US
dc.contributor.authorRon Borlanden_US
dc.contributor.authorHua Hie Yongen_US
dc.contributor.authorGeoffrey Fongen_US
dc.contributor.authorMark Zannaen_US
dc.contributor.authorFritz Lauxen_US
dc.contributor.authorJames Thrasheren_US
dc.contributor.authorWonkyong Beth Leeen_US
dc.contributor.authorBuppha Sirirassameeen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaizurah Omaren_US
dc.contributor.otherVictoria University Melbourneen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.contributor.otherCancer Council Victoriaen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Waterlooen_US
dc.contributor.otherNortheastern State Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of South Carolinaen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-13T07:09:29Z
dc.date.available2018-09-13T07:09:29Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research investigated the influence of smoking attitudes and norms on quitting intentions in two predominantly collectivistic countries (Malaysia and Thailand) and four predominantly individualistic Western countries (Canada, USA, UK and Australia). Data from the International Tobacco Control Project (N = 13,062) revealed that higher odds of intending to quit were associated with negative personal attitudes in Thailand and the Western countries, but not in Malaysia; with norms against smoking from significant others in Malaysia and the Western countries, but not in Thailand; and with societal norms against smoking in all countries. Our findings indicate that normative factors are important determinants of intentions, but they play a different role in different cultural and/or tobacco control contexts. Interventions may be more effective if they are designed with these different patterns of social influence in mind.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPsychology and Health. Vol.24, No.1 (2009), 95-107en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08870440802385854en_US
dc.identifier.issn14768321en_US
dc.identifier.issn08870446en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-61449171279en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/28291
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.titleThe effects of smoking norms and attitudes on quitting intentions in Malaysia, Thailand and four Western nations: A cross-cultural comparisonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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