title: Subjective social status and readiness to quit among homeless smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the predictive value of subjective social status (SSS-US and SSS-Community) on readiness to quit among 245 homeless smokers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted (stratified by sex).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher SSS-US (p = .02) and SSS-Community (p < .001) predicted greater readiness to quit in the total sample. These relationships upheld for men (p's <. 01), but only SSS-Community predicted readiness to quit for women (p = .02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher SSS is associated with greater readiness to quit among homeless smokers. SSS-Community may be a more relevant index of SSS for women relative to SSS-US. Results suggest SSS may be a factor that contributes to smoking, disease, and health disparities.
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Lorra
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garey
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Houston, TX, USA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, USA. Lrreitzel@uh.edu.
authors.forename: Lorraine R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Reitzel
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bakhshaie
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Darla E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kendzor
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Businelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support