The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers

The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers

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Main Author: Avallone, Kimberly M.
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2011
Subjects:
Psychology
asthma
cigarette smoking
smoking motives
smoking cessation
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313685556
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13136855562021-08-03T06:15:05Z The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers Avallone, Kimberly M. Psychology asthma cigarette smoking smoking motives smoking cessation Despite the negative effects of smoking on lung functioning and overall health, smoking is more prevalent among individuals with asthma compared to those without. The purpose of the current study was to replicate and extend past work on asthma and smoking by examining the unique predictive ability of asthma diagnosis in terms of smoking behavior and smoking-related cognitive processes among adult daily smokers. Participants were 251 regular daily smokers: 125 smokers with self-reported, physician-diagnosed asthma (54% male; <i>Mage</i> = 37.66 years, <i>SD</i> = 12.12) and 126 smokers without asthma (70.4% male; <i>Mage</i> = 36.51 years, <i>SD</i> = 13.05) who completed a battery of self-report measures. Partially consistent with hypotheses, after controlling for gender, race, number of medical problems, and alcohol consumption, asthma diagnosis was a significant predictor of age of regular smoking onset (1.9% unique variance), number of quit attempts (2.5% unique variance), and self-control reasons for quitting (2.6% unique variance). Results for nicotine dependence and daily smoking rate approached significance. Contrary to prediction, asthma diagnosis did not significantly predict smoking motives, reasons for quitting related to health concerns, or barriers to cessation. The primary implication of the present findings is that while there are few differences between smokers with and without asthma in terms of smoking behaviors and smoking-related cognitive processes, the differences that do exist suggest that current smoking cessation interventions may not be as effective for smokers with asthma and targeted, specialized interventions need to be developed. 2011-09-26 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313685556 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313685556 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
asthma
cigarette smoking
smoking motives
smoking cessation
spellingShingle Psychology
asthma
cigarette smoking
smoking motives
smoking cessation
Avallone, Kimberly M.
The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers
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title_short The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers
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title_fullStr The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Asthma on Smoking Behavior and Smoking-Related Cognitive Processes among Adult Smokers
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