Health warnings and the addicted smoker
Comment on ho
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11511052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald S Martin (University of New England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 366-369 |
| Publication date | 1990-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0005-0067 • E-ISSN: 1742-9544 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00050069008260032 |
| OpenAlex | W2069308509 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Ho (1989) has suggested that anti-smoking campaigns which emphasise the addictive nature of nicotine may be counterproductive. He argued that existing smokers may be encouraged to adopt the “addicted” label to justify their behaviour, and this could lead to an unintended reinforcement of their perception of the difficulty of quitting. This argument was based on data collected in a survey of self-reported reasons for smoking and perceptions of the difficulty of giving it up. Because Ho did not include in his survey a measure of the respondents' actual physical dependence, his finding of a relationship between smokers' descriptions of themselves as “addicted” and their perceived chances of giving up do not justify the conclusions he drew. Other research suggests any relationship between the two measures is likely to have been due to their common association with physical dependence
Addiction · Argument (complex analysis · Association (psychology · Nicotine · Nicotine Addiction · Nicotine dependence · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.03 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 1990 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |