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The differential impact of self‐monitoring on smoking behavior: An exploratory
Author(s) -
Kilmann Peter R.,
Wagner Mervyn K.,
Sotile Wayne M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197707)33:3<912::aid-jclp2270330364>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , locus of control , self monitoring , cigarette smoking , clinical psychology , reinforcement , developmental psychology , exploratory analysis , differential effects , affect (linguistics) , social psychology , medicine , data science , communication , computer science
This study investigated the impact of self‐monitoring on smoking patterns of internal and external smokers. Eighty‐nine S s charted their smoking behavior (number of cigarettes per day) on a daily basis for 4 consecutive weeks, after which personality measures were administered. Self‐monitoring produced wide changes in reported cigarette consumption, although this procedure did not change significantly smoking behavior for the entire sample. S s were divided arbitrarily into three categories: S s who increased 20 cigarettes or more, S s who decreased 20 cigarettes or more, and S s who increased or decreased up to 19 cigarettes. Negative affect traits, locus of control, and self‐concept variables did not differentiate increasers, decreasers, or maintainers. S s who increased consumption reported greater reinforcement value from solitary related as opposed to socially oriented functions than the decreasers and the maintainers. Future studies should explore the meaningfulness of an intervention designed to improve the smoker's social interactions.