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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Advance Access originally published online on July 14, 2009
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2009 11(8):940-944; doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp089
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Coping with temptations and adolescent smoking cessation: An initial investigation

Mark G. Myers and Laura MacPherson

Mark G. Myers, Ph.D., Psychology Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA
Laura MacPherson, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Corresponding Author: Mark G. Myers, Ph.D., Psychology Service, 116B, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA. Telephone: 858-642-3436; Fax: +1 858 552 7414; E-mail: mgmyers{at}ucsd.edu


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Introduction: Although a great deal of research focuses on adolescent cigarette smoking, little is known about the process by which adolescents attempt to stop smoking. Resisting temptations to smoke is one of the key challenges encountered by individuals who attempt smoking cessation. A large body of literature has examined coping with temptation among adult smokers, and research on this issue for adolescents is lacking. To further our understanding in this area, the present study reports on an initial examination of the Smoking Temptation Coping Questionnaire (STCQ). The STCQ, which assesses coping in a social pressure situation involving cigarettes, was adapted from the Temptation Coping Questionnaire, a brief self-report measure of adolescent coping with temptations to use alcohol and other drugs.

Methods: The present study included 109 adolescent participants (aged 14–19 years) in a naturalistic study of smoking self-change. Participants completed baseline and 6-month follow-up interviews.

Results: Exploratory factor analysis of the STCQ coping scale yielded a single factor including six strategies for coping with temptations. Analyses provided support for the concurrent, predictive, and construct validity of the STCQ. In particular, the coping scale score significantly predicted prospective duration of abstinence for adolescents who engaged in smoking cessation efforts.

Discussion: These results provide preliminary support for the utility of the STCQ. In addition, findings support the role of temptation coping in the adolescent smoking cessation process.

Received: July 30, 2008; Accepted: December 15, 2008
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