This article discusses developments in understanding smoking and smoking cessation,
methodological issues, and intervention approaches over the past 10 years. Although …

Since the first Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking was issued
in 1964, an overwhelming body of evidence-more than 50,000 studies from dozens of …

Smokers requesting self-help materials for smoking cessation (N= 2,021) were randomized
to receive (a) an experimental self-quitting guide emphasizing nicotine fading and other …

Research findings on do-it-yourself treatment books demonstrate major limitations in their
current usefulness. Yet psychologists continue to develop and market these programs with …

Explored the effectiveness of co** responses reported to a hotline by ex-smokers dealing
with temptations to smoke. Earlier findings on the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral …

The author's theory of adult learning and teaching uses proficiency as a unifying concept to
relate acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to improved performance, which …

This books describes how and why" distant" social influences, such as socialization
practices, interpersonal relationships, and social organization, are often just as important as …

Evaluated 2 self-help behavior therapy books (BG Danaher and E. Lichtenstein, 1978; OF
Pomerleau and CS Pomerleau, 1977) for stop** smoking against a widely available …

If individuals attribute smoking cessation to external factors, they may be less able to
maintain abstinence over time. To examine the role of attributions in initial and long-term …

Good health and chronic diseases exist essentially as matters of habit as well as context in
how people routinely go about the business of everyday living. Recently the crucial roles of …