The role of time perspective in smoking cessation amongst older English adults.
OBJECTIVE
To study the longitudinal relationship between time perspective and smoking cessation over 4 years of follow-up among a cohort of older English adults and to determine whether the predictive utility of time perspective in smoking cessation.


METHODS
Analysis of data from core members of the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing who took part in face-to-face interviews in 2002, 2004, and 2006 (n = 7,174).


METHODS
Time perspective was measured using a question on time period for financial planning. Smoking at baseline and quitting over follow-up was determined through self-report.


RESULTS
At baseline, planning for longer periods was associated with lower odds of being a smoker, after controlling for age, gender, and education. Among those who were smokers at baseline, planning for longer periods at baseline was associated with increased odds of quitting over 4 years, after controlling for age, gender, and education.


CONCLUSIONS
Including help to become more future orientated in smoking cessation interventions may increase their effectiveness.
Adams
Jean
J
Institute of Health and Society, William Leech Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, NE2 4HH. j.m.adams@ncl.ac.uk
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013998:Time Perception; D016896:Treatment Outcome