The findings of the current study suggest that teen tobacco use cessation programs would benefit from a motivational component to quit now rather than later. Most behavior has multiple influences, and from a psychosocial perspective, a significant reduction in the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable due to mediation is regarded as an indication of a potent mediator. Further studies need be conducted to examine specifically which activities influence which motivational components. In addition, the potency of the influencing activities must be measured.