Open AccessDoes cessation fatigue predict smoking-cessation milestones? A longitudinal study of current and former smokers.
Author(s) -
Bryan W. Heckman,
Jennifer Dahne,
Lisa J. Germeroth,
Amanda R. Mathew,
Elizabeth J. Santa Ana,
Michael E. Saladin,
Matthew J. Carpenter
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000338
Subject(s) - smoking cessation , abstinence , medicine , nicotine withdrawal , nicotine , longitudinal study , relapse prevention , logistic regression , psychology , psychiatry , pathology
Long-term abstinence can be undermined by cessation fatigue-an exhaustion of coping resources attributable to quitting smoking/staying quit. The current study examines the predictive validity of a Cessation Fatigue Scale (CFS; three subscales). Among current smokers, we hypothesized higher fatigue would predict longer latency to both quit initiation and achieving 7-day point prevalence abstinence (7-day PPA). Among recent quitters, we expected higher cessation fatigue would confer greater lapse/relapse risk. Lower rates of abstinence at 2-month follow-up were expected for those with higher fatigue.