By merging Bourdieu's cultural capital with self-determination theory, this study aims to better understand smoking cessation behaviour in Egypt. The results demonstrate that the accumulation of cultural capital satisfies three fundamental needs, contributes to the self-determination theory's motivating forms, and serves as an independent cause for smoking cessation in Egypt.

• Shorouk Hamzawi(Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt)
• Qing Shan Ding(University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom)
• Hanqun Song(University of Essex, United Kingdom)