title: Big five personality factors and cigarette smoking: a 10-year study among US adults.
abstract: The present study examined the relation between the big five personality traits and any lifetime cigarette use, progression to daily smoking, and smoking persistence among adults in the United States (US) over a ten-year period. Data were drawn from the Midlife Development in the US (MIDUS) I and II (N = 2101). Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between continuously measured personality factors and any lifetime cigarette use, smoking progression, and smoking persistence at baseline (1995-1996) and at follow-up (2004-2006). The results revealed that higher levels of openness to experience and neuroticism were each significantly associated with increased risk of any lifetime cigarette use. Neuroticism also was associated with increased risk of progression from ever smoking to daily smoking and persistent daily smoking over a ten-year period. In contrast, conscientiousness was associated with decreased risk of lifetime cigarette use, progression to daily smoking, and smoking persistence. Most, but not all, associations between smoking and personality persisted after adjusting for demographic characteristics, depression, anxiety disorders, and substance use problems. The findings suggest that openness to experience and neuroticism may be involved in any lifetime cigarette use and smoking progression, and that conscientiousness appears to protect against smoking progression and persistence. These data add to a growing literature suggesting that certain personality factors--most consistently neuroticism--are important to assess and perhaps target during intervention programs for smoking behavior.
authors: University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Fred J. Heyne Building, Suite 104, Houston, TX 77204, USA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Behavioral Science, 1155 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Zvolensky
authors: Department of Psychology, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), Queens, NY, 11367, USA.
authors: Farah
authors: F
authors: Taha
authors: Department of Psychology, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), Queens, NY, 11367, USA.
authors: Amanda
authors: A
authors: Bono
authors: Department of Psychology, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), Queens, NY, 11367, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA. Electronic address: renee.goodwin@qc.cuny.edu.
authors: Renee D
authors: RD
authors: Goodwin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Epidemiology; Mood disorders; Personality traits; Smoking; Tobacco