title: Perceived well-being of persons quitting smoking.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived well-being of persons who are smokers, nonsmokers, or are quitting smoking. The sample included 74 nonsmokers, 74 smokers, and 92 self-defined quitters. Subjects' well-being was examined controlling for the effects of daily hassles and selected demographic differences. Measures of well-being included general health, morale, physical, and psychological symptoms. Scores for intensity of daily hassles were significantly higher, and well-being scores lower, for persons quitting smoking compared to smokers and nonsmokers. Further, even after controlling for the effects of daily hassles on well-being, persons quitting smoking had significantly lower levels of well-being than did smokers or nonsmokers.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Macnee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires