Open AccessSpousal and Alcohol-Related Predictors of Smoking Cessation: A Longitudinal Study in a Community Sample of Married Couples
Author(s) -
Katherine M. Dollar,
Gregory G. Homish,
Lynn T. Kozlowski,
Kenneth E. Leonard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.140459
Subject(s) - heavy drinking , smoking cessation , longitudinal study , medicine , psychological intervention , environmental health , longitudinal sample , demography , public health , alcohol , psychology , psychiatry , poison control , injury prevention , developmental psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , nursing , pathology , sociology
We investigated the longitudinal influence of spousal and individual heavy drinking and heavy smoking on smoking cessation among married couples. Couples' (N = 634) past-year smoking, alcohol problems, and heavy drinking were assessed. We used an event history analysis and found that spousal and one's own heavy smoking and one's own heavy drinking decreased the likelihood of smoking cessation. Heavy drinking and spousal behavior should be considered when developing public health interventions and policies for smoking cessation.