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Practicing self-control lowers the risk of smoking lapse.

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Muraven, Mark·2010·Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
DOI 10.1037/a0018545PMC PMC2946169
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Recent research has suggested that practicing small acts of self-control can lead to an improvement in self-control performance. Because smoking cessation requires self-control, it was hypothesized that a treatment that builds self-control should help in quitting smoking. A total of 122 smokers either practiced small acts of self-control for 2 weeks before quitting smoking or practiced a task that increased their awareness of self-control or feelings of confidence, without exercising self-control. Their smoking status was assessed using daily telephone calls and biochemically verified. Individuals who practiced self-control remained abstinent longer than those who practiced tasks that did not require self-control. Supplemental analyses suggested that the increased survival times were a product of building self-control strength and were not produced by changes in feelings that practicing should help in cessation, effort exerted on the practice task, or thinking more about self-control while practicing.

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  • Participants randomly assigned to practice small acts of self-control daily for two weeks prior to a smoking cessation attempt showed significantly longer time until relapse in the following month compared to a control group.

    “Compared to a control group, those who practiced self-control showed significantly longer time until relapse in the following month.”

    From Relapse prevention for addictive behaviors (2011) · cites this paper as [81]

    The Methods (Procedures) describe random assignment to two weeks of daily practice before quitting, followed by 28 days of monitoring. The Results (Smoking Outcomes) report significantly longer time to the first smoking lapse in the self-control groups than in the control groups. The claim calls this time to relapse, but the paper measured the first lapse, defined as any smoking, even a puff. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Practicing routine acts of self-control can reduce short-term incidence of relapse.

    “Evidence further suggests that practicing routine acts of self-control can reduce short-term incidence of relapse.”

    From Relapse prevention for addictive behaviors (2011) · cites this paper as [81]

    The Results (Smoking Outcomes; page unavailable) report that smokers who practiced small acts of self-control took longer to have a first smoking lapse and were more likely to remain abstinent after one month. The study measured smoking lapses, defined as any smoking, even a puff; it does not establish a reduction in sustained relapse or relapse across other behaviors. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Training of self-control has shown beneficial effects on smoking cessation.

    “A related method is the training of selfcontrol, which has also shown beneficial effects on smoking cessation (Muraven, 2010).”

    From Addiction, adolescence, and the integration of control and motivation (2011) · cites this paper as Muraven, 2010

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Authors
Muraven, M.
Affiliations
University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Muraven, Mark
ORCID
Muraven, Mark
Venue
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2010
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
446-452
ISSN
  • 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1501
DOI
10.1037/a0018545
PMC
PMC2946169
OpenAlex
W2078027453
Cited by
157
References
24
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA015131)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
self-control, smoking cessation, smoking relapse, self-control training, abstinence duration, self-efficacy, nicotine dependence
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Awareness, Behavior Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Practice, Psychological, Surveys and Questionnaires, Smoking, Social Control, Informal, Smoking Cessation, Self Efficacy

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