Relationships between mood around slip-up and recovery of abstinence in smoking cessation attempts.
Data are presented from 201 slip-up episodes in attempts at smoking cessation. Analysis as a function of whether the person recovered and resumed abstinence broadly confirmed previous findings. Emotions immediately before and after the slip-up episode were assessed, as were feelings about having slipped-up. Feeling bad prior to the slip-up cigarette was associated with reduced recovery. By contrast, reporting that the slip-up cigarette made the person feel worse was associated with increased recovery. Feeling bad about slipping-up was not associated with relapse, contrary to predictions from Marlatt and Gordon's theorizing about the Abstinence Violation Effect.
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Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Anti-Cancer Council in Victoria, Australia.
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation