Cigarette smoking is a serious public health concern, and is especially prevalent among college students. Although many college smokers try to quit, few are successful. Both peer smoking status and social support have been correlated with smoking initiation and maintenance…
Contents
CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL RATIONALE
Introduction
Social Influence and College Smoking
The Effect of Peer Smoking Status on Adolescents’ Smoking Behavior
Social Support and Relapse in Adults: Mixed Findings
Methodological Issues in the Adult Social Support and Relapse Literature
Measurement
Pro-Smoking Negative Behaviors
Trait Predictor of Relapse?
CHAPTER 2: THE CURRENT STUDY
Social Support Behaviors and Relapse
Sensitivity to Ostracism as a Moderator of Support Behaviors’ Effect on Relapse
Construct Validity of Sensitivity to Ostracism
CHAPTER 3: METHOD
Sample Characteristics
Procedures
Schedule of Assessments
Session 1: Pre-Quit Assessment
Session 2: 7-Day Post-Quit Follow-Up Assessment
Measures
Demographic Variables
Drug-use questionnaire
Smoking Related Measures
Mood Measures
Trait Measure
Measures of Post-Cessation Smoking Status
Social Support Measure
Data Management
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS
Descriptive Statistics
Analytic Approach
Preliminary Analyses
Primary Analyses
Post-task WNTQ variables
Relationship of Sensitivity to Ostracism to Rejection Sensitivity
WNTQ as predictor of perceived support
CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION
CHAPTER 5: LIMITATIONS
Sample Size
Relapse as Dependent Variable
Significant Others
Self-reported Social Support
External Validity
CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER DIRECTIONS
TABLES
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
Author: Levine, Samantha Alison
Source: University of Maryland
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