Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians
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Smith, RH; Dahlstrom, WG; Williams, RB
Published in: Psychology & Health
January 1, 1989
The smoking status of 239 physicians was obtained from a mail survey in 1981. MMPI data, which had been obtained from these men 25 years earlier, was used to prospectively predict smoking status at follow-up. Those who never smoked had scores indicative of social conventionality (low scores on L, Pd, and Schubert scales; high scores on Ego-control). A similar pattern was found among smokers who quit after a relatively short smoking history. Compared to ex-smokers, those who continued to smoke at the time of follow-up were characterized by high scores on the Pd and Ma scales. These results were discussed in terms of a multi-stage conceptualization of the smoking cessation process. © 1989, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Psychology & Health
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1476-8321
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0887-0446
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
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3
Issue
1
Start / End Page
37 / 43
Related Subject Headings
- Clinical Psychology
- 5205 Social and personality psychology
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 4206 Public health
- 1701 Psychology
- 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
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Smith, R. H., Dahlstrom, W. G., & Williams, R. B. (1989). Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians. Psychology & Health, 3(1), 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870448908400364
Smith, R. H., W. G. Dahlstrom, and R. B. Williams. “Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians.” Psychology & Health 3, no. 1 (January 1, 1989): 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870448908400364.
Smith RH, Dahlstrom WG, Williams RB. Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians. Psychology & Health. 1989 Jan 1;3(1):37–43.
Smith, R. H., et al. “Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians.” Psychology & Health, vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 1989, pp. 37–43. Scopus, doi:10.1080/08870448908400364.
Smith RH, Dahlstrom WG, Williams RB. Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians. Psychology & Health. 1989 Jan 1;3(1):37–43.
Published In
Psychology & Health
DOI
EISSN
1476-8321
ISSN
0887-0446
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Volume
3
Issue
1
Start / End Page
37 / 43
Related Subject Headings
- Clinical Psychology
- 5205 Social and personality psychology
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 4206 Public health
- 1701 Psychology
- 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy