Situational typing and graded smoking reduction.
Twenty-seven smokers were classified pretreatment according to whether they reported high craving to smoke when they were actively engaged (n = 14) in a task or not (n = 13). Both groups reported reduced smoking and craving during a situation-based reduction program. But the former group showed a more consistent increase in self-efficacy, positive change in mood, and reported less relapse at six-month follow-up. We conclude that in our sample, situation-based reduction suited those with a preference to smoke during more goal-directed activities.
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Centre de Recherche Fernand-Seguin, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Langlois
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D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation