Spousal and alcohol-related predictors of smoking cessation: A longitudinal study in a community sample of married couples

K.M. Dollar, G.G. Homish, L.T. Kozlowski and K.E. Leonard

American Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 99, issue 2, 231-233

Abstract: We investigated the longitudinal influence of spousal and individual heavy drinking and heavy smoking on smoking cessation among married couples. Couples' (N=634) past-year smoking, alcohol problems, and heavy drinking were assessed. We used an event history analysis and found that spousal and one's own heavy smoking and one's own heavy drinking decreased the likelihood of smoking cessation. Heavy drinking and spousal behavior should be considered when developing public health interventions and policies for smoking cessation.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.140459

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