Journal article
Debunking Myths About Self-Quitting: Evidence From 10 Prospective Studies of Persons Who Attempt to Quit Smoking by Themselves
The American psychologist, Vol.44(11), pp.1355-1365
11/1989
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.44.11.1355
PMID: 2589730
Abstract
This article examines data from 10 longterm prospective studies (N > 5,000) in relation to key issues about the self-quitting of smoking, especially those discussed by Schachter. When a single attempt to quit was evaluated, self-quitters' success rates were no better than those reported for formal treatment programs. Light smokers (20 or less cigarettes per day) were 2.2 times more likely to quit than heavy smokers. The cyclical nature of quitting was also examined. There was a moderate rate (mdn = 2.7%) of long-term quitting initiated after the early months (expected quitting window) of these studies, but also a high rate (mdn = 24%) of relapsing for persons abstinent for six months. The number of previous unsuccessful quit attempts was unrelated to success in quitting. Finally, there were few occasional smokers (slips) among successful long-term quitters. We argue that quitting smoking is a dynamic process, not a discrete event.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Debunking Myths About Self-Quitting: Evidence From 10 Prospective Studies of Persons Who Attempt to Quit Smoking by Themselves
- Creators
- Sheldon Cohen - Carnegie Mellon UniversityEdward Lichtenstein - University of OregonJames O Prochaska - University of Rhode IslandJoseph S Rossi - University of Rhode IslandEllen R Gritz - University of California at Los AngelesClifford R Carr - University of California, Los AngelesC. Tracy Orleans - Fox Chase Cancer CenterVictor J Schoenbach - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLois Biener - Brown UniversityDavid Abrams - Brown UniversityCarlo DiClemente - University of HoustonSusan Curry - University of WashingtonG. Alan Marlatt - University of WashingtonK. Michael Cummings - Roswell Park Cancer InstituteSeth L Emont - Roswell Park Cancer InstituteGary Giovino - University of RochesterDeborah Ossip-Klein - University of Rochester
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American psychologist, Vol.44(11), pp.1355-1365
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0003-066X.44.11.1355
- PMID
- 2589730
- ISSN
- 0003-066X
- eISSN
- 1935-990X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1989
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984366290002771
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