Open AccessThe Role of the Subjective Importance of Smoking (SIMS) in Cessation and Abstinence
Author(s) -
Daniel Rodriguez,
Tiffanie Goulazian,
Andrew A. Strasser,
Jennifer O’Loughlin,
Erika N. Dugas,
Chol Kuoiloi,
Brian Hitsman,
Robert A. Schnoll
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of smoking cessation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1834-2612
DOI - 10.1017/jsc.2018.7
Subject(s) - abstinence , feeling , smoking cessation , disequilibrium , moderation , structural equation modeling , nicotine dependence , clinical psychology , demography , psychology , cigarette smoking , affect (linguistics) , quit smoking , medicine , nicotine , psychiatry , social psychology , surgery , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology , communication
Each year about two thirds of U.S. smokers make a quit attempt. Yet, less than 5% remain abstinent three months post-quit date. One factor that may affect abstinence is negative feelings about the self-associated with being a smoker (disequilibrium), particularly if smoking is important to the sense of self and one is trying to quit.