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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2017 Oct 30;197:226–234. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.10.003

Table 2.

Associations of Negative Emotions with Potential Mediators and Subsequent Quit Attempts, 5,439 smokers, by Country

Attention to
warnings
Thinking about
risks due to
warnings
Avoiding
warnings
Forgoing
cigarettes due to
warnings
Subsequent quit attemptsa
Country N
smokers
b (95% CI) b (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Australia 1,127 0.18 (0.16, 0.20)* 0.70 (0.66, 0.74)* 1.28 (1.22, 1.35)* 1.60 (1.50, 1.70)* 1.09 (1.04, 1.14)*
Canada 1,290 0.20 (0.17, 0.22)* 0.77 (0.74, 0.81)* 1.40 (1.32, 1.47)* 1.60 (1.49, 1.70)* 1.10 (1.05, 1.15)*
Mexico 1,392 0.17 (0.14, 0.20)* 0.64 (0.60, 0.68)* 1.26 (1.20, 1.33)* 1.53 (1.45, 1.62)* 1.17 (1.12, 1.23)*
US 1,630 0.21 (0.19, 0.23)* 0.72 (0.68, 0.75)* 1.46 (1.38, 1.55)* 1.66 (1.60, 1.80)* 1.15 (1.10, 1.20)*
*

p<.001.

a

We found no multiplicative or additive interactions with self-efficacy or heaviness of smoking index.