TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality characteristics in the mid-forties predict women's smoking cessation in their mid-sixties
AU - Brook, Judith S.
AU - Zhang, C.
AU - Balka, E. B.
AU - Seltzer, N.
AU - Brook, D. W.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - This study examined whether personality characteristics measured when a woman is in her mid-40s can predict success in sustained smoking cessation 22 years later, when the woman is in her mid-60s. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on data from a sample of 195 women (M ages 43 and 65, respectively), who were regular smokers and participated in a longitudinal study from 1983 to 2009. The results suggest that women who exhibited low self-control, high resistance to rules, impulsivity, and sensation seeking in their mid-40s were significantly less likely to succeed in quitting smoking for a period of 5 years or more by the time they reached their mid-60s. Addressing some personal characteristics in smoking cessation programs might enhance their eff ectiveness and success.
AB - This study examined whether personality characteristics measured when a woman is in her mid-40s can predict success in sustained smoking cessation 22 years later, when the woman is in her mid-60s. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on data from a sample of 195 women (M ages 43 and 65, respectively), who were regular smokers and participated in a longitudinal study from 1983 to 2009. The results suggest that women who exhibited low self-control, high resistance to rules, impulsivity, and sensation seeking in their mid-40s were significantly less likely to succeed in quitting smoking for a period of 5 years or more by the time they reached their mid-60s. Addressing some personal characteristics in smoking cessation programs might enhance their eff ectiveness and success.
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U2 - 10.2466/09.10.13.PR0.113x26z9
DO - 10.2466/09.10.13.PR0.113x26z9
M3 - Article
C2 - 24693821
AN - SCOPUS:84893554909
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 113
SP - 921
EP - 929
JO - Psychological reports
JF - Psychological reports
IS - 3
ER -