Personality Influences on Change in Smoking Behavior

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-299

  Welch, David ^a   Poulton, Richie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

dependence; nicotine; personality; smoking; tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ALIENATION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ALIENATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849474764     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013471     Document Type: Article

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