The interactive effect of mortality reminders and tobacco craving on smoking topography

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 525-532

  Arndt, Jamie ^a   Vail III, Kenneth E ^a   Cox, Cathy R ^b   Goldenberg, Jamie L ^c   Piasecki, Thomas M ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality salience; Puff topography; Smoking; Smoking cravings; Terror management theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONTROL; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880980193     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029201     Document Type: Article

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