, 1992; Hanson, 1997; Hu & Lanese, 1998; Maher & Rickwood, 1997; Nguyet et al., 1998; Norman et al., 1999). Attitude was the strongest correlate of intention to quit, and to a lesser extent, perceived behavioral control and subjective norm were related to intention (p<.10). More positive attitudes, Lenalidomide IC50 greater perceived behavioral control and self-efficacy for quitting, and stronger perceived normative support or pressure to quit smoking were associated with stronger intention to quit smoking. No sociodemographic or psychosocial variables beyond the TPB constructs were related to intention to quit smoking. Examination of specific beliefs underlying each TPB antecedent yielded potential targets for enhancing motivation to quit smoking in this sexual minority.

For instance, an affective behavioral belief (��feeling more like the person I want to be��my ��ideal self����) was most strongly associated with intention to quit. This belief item had been framed to capture aspirations and future milestones that LGBT smokers expressed when thinking about quitting smoking. Linking the achievement of smoking abstinence with aspirations for self-attainment may help LGBT smokers form stronger intentions to quit. Behavioral beliefs about health and smoking (��would improve the health of my lungs�� and ��I would live longer��) and a control belief that ��having a health symptom or illness caused or made worse by smoking�� also emerged as significant correlates of intention to quit. Concerns about health are among the most potent motivators of smoking cessation (Curry, Grothaus, & McBride, 1997).

It is logical that aspirations and future goals would depend upon optimizing or preserving physical health. Notably, the correlations between the ��ideal self�� belief and the two beliefs about ��lung health�� and ��longer life�� were .50 and .41 (p values<.001), respectively, supporting this assertion. Although normative beliefs did not show as strong a relationship to intention as did behavioral beliefs, having a partner who supports cessation and believing that valued others would approve were associated with stronger intention to quit. Building normative support for cessation and emphasizing the interpersonal gains from quitting smoking could facilitate cessation in the LGBT community. An additional control belief, that is, ��achieving an important goal (besides smoking cessation),�� was associated with greater quitting motivation.

Both control beliefs echo the behavioral beliefs that tapped personal aspiration and the impact Carfilzomib of smoking and cessation on health. In sum, these findings suggest that cessation interventions may be more effective if they identify and magnify the links among personal goals and aspirations, health concerns, and achieving abstinence from tobacco.