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NCT Number: NCT03863795

Online Survey in Studying Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Current Smokers

This trial uses an online survey to study smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers. An online survey consisting of questions about general demographics, smoking history, smoking attitudes, smoking behaviors, smoking intentions, health and qualities of daily life may help researchers understand the differences in smoking attitudes and behaviors among current smokers.

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Key information

Conditions

Smoker

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine if self-affirmation attenuates the effects of cigarette smoking stigmatization on smoking risk perceptions, pro-smoking beliefs, and intentions to change smoking behavior.

OUTLINE:

Participants are recruited and pre-screened via an online crowdsourcing program called Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Participants then respond to a one-time research survey over 20 minutes on SurveyGizmo, an on-line survey software platform.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • United States (US) adult smokers.

Treatment and study plan

Survey Administration

Other

Respond to SurveyGizmo survey online

Primary outcomes

  1. Quit Intentions

    Time frame: At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

    Single item assessed intentions to quit smoking, 'Are you considering quitting smoking during the next 6 months?' from the 2014-2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (1=yes, plan to stop within the next 30 days; 2=yes, plan to stop within the next 6 months, but not within 30 days; 3=no, not thinking of quitting in the next 6 months; U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). Response options were reverse scored so that higher scores indicated greater intentions to quit.

  2. Intentions to Switch Completely to E-cigarettes

    Time frame: At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

    "How likely are you to switch completely from using regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes in the next 6 months?' 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely)

  3. Intentions to Seek Cessation Counseling

    Time frame: At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

    How likely is it that in the next 6 months you will seek counseling/support to help you quit smoking? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).

  4. Intentions to Reduce Smoking

    Time frame: At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes

    How likely is it that in the next 6 months that you will reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke in a day? Response options were 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely).

  5. Self-exempting Beliefs

    Time frame: At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.

    Deterministic beliefs regarding smoking behaviors were evaluated using the 18-item self-exempting beliefs scale (Oakes et al., 2004).Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, α = .91.

  6. Positive Cognitions About Smoking

    Time frame: At the time of survey response within approximately 20 minutes.

    Five items assessed positive cognitions about smoking (Fotuhi et al., 2013). Response options were 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Items were averaged to create a composite measure of self-exempting beliefs with excellent interitem reliability, α = .91.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Nih

Registry information

Official study title

Self-Affirmation in the Context of Stigma-Induced Identity Threat Among Smokers

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 5, 2019
Registry last updated
Sep 8, 2021

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