A situation-specific model for smoking behavior

Addictive BehaviorsPublished 1 January 1978

J. Allan Best, A. Ralph Hakstian

DOI10.1016/0306-4603(78)90030-8

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It is argued that this model of smoking behavior may be able to provide a basis for tailoring smoking modification procedures to individual reasons for smoking.

Abstract

Ratings of common cigarette smoking situations were analyzed to develop a model of smoking behavior consistent with behavioral intervention techniques. Mean intensity of urge was rated for each of 63 smoking situations by 177 males and 154 females drawn from the general population. Multivariate analyses of the data revealed distinct response patterns for males and females. Factor analyses for each sex yielded a relatively large number of homogeneous factors. In general, the results suggest a more varied and differentiated pattern of smoking than has been suggested previously. It is argued that this model of smoking behavior may be able to provide a basis for tailoring smoking modification procedures to individual reasons for smoking.

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