Journal
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 42-56Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.04.004
Keywords
smoking cessation; motivation to quit; review; affect
Categories
Funding
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R21CA098962, R01CA077756, K05CA092633] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NCI NIH HHS [R21 CA098962, R01 CA77756, K05 CA92633] Funding Source: Medline
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This review asks why persons decide to quit using cigarettes. We summarize three literatures from five decades, including over 30 data sets grouped by different methodologies: (a) retrospective reports of ex-smokers (n = 15), (b) cross-sectional surveys of current smokers (n = 14), and (c) prospective studies of smokers in cessation studies (n = 6). Taken together, the data strongly suggest that health concern is the primary motive for quit attempts. These data fit with theoretical reasoning that persons wish to control danger and negative affect. The data also suggest that health professionals should continue emphasizing the negative health consequences of smoking to motivate cessation attempts. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available