A novel smoking-specific self-control task: An initial study of feasibility, acceptability, and changes in self-control and cigarette smoking behaviors among adults using cigarettes.

Abstract

Objective: Self-control is a key factor in quitting cigarettes and practicing general self-control tasks may strengthen self-control. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a novel smokingrelated self-control task. Method: Seventy-five adults with current cigarette smoking (M age = 44.8, 74.7% male, 63.5% Black, 74.3% non-Latinx) were randomly assigned to practice a smoking-specific self-control task (Delay Smoking Task, n = 39) or a general self-control task (Posture Task, n = 36) for 1 week. Assessments included cigarettes per day (CPD), motivation to quit smoking, self-control, and task acceptability. Results: Most participants completed both appointments with no difference between task groups ( p = .69). The Delay Smoking Task group rated the task as more difficult ( p = .04) and more helpful for quitting smoking ( p = .005) than did the Posture Task group. Selfcontrol task groups did not differ in task effort ( p = .66), task success ( p = .14), or self-control used to practice the task ( p = .13). Both task groups reported increased quit desire, expected quit success, quit confidence, and quit motivation ( p < .05; partial η 2 s = 0.108-0.333). The time by task group interaction approached significance for expected quit success ( p = .06; partial η 2 = .053), with the Delay Smoking Task group showing greater increases than the Posture Task group. Over the week, smoking decreased an average of 1.0 CPD with no difference between groups ( p = .72; partial η 2 = 0.165). Conclusions: Practicing self-control was associated with increases in motivation to quit, confidence in quitting, and expected success at quitting smoking with similar changes for those practicing a smoking-specific versus a general self-control task. Self-control tasks may be useful for increasing motivation to quit cigarettes. Public Health Significance StatementThis study found that a novel smoking-related self-control task was feasible to administer and acceptable to adults currently using cigarettes. This study found that practicing self-control was associated with increases in motivation to quit, confidence in quitting, and expected success at quitting smoking among adults currently using cigarettes with similar gains for those practicing smoking-related self-control and those practicing general self-control. The results of this study suggest that practicing self-control may be useful to increase motivation to quit smoking among adults not ready to quit smoking.

self-control therapy untuk mengurangi perilaku merokok pada remaja

“…Self-control ditemukan dan terus dipakai karena merupakan teknik terapi yang telah teruji efektif karena memiliki nilai terapiutik yang tinggi sejak dahulu untuk mengatasi perilaku merokok (Gilchrist et al, 1986;Glasgow, 1978). Weinberger et al (2021) menemukan dengan berlatih mengontrol diri maka motivasi untuk berhenti merokok akan semakin meningkat, kepercayaan diri untuk berhenti dapat semakin kuat, dan keberhasilan yang diharapkan dalam berhenti merokok akan sesuai dengan target yang ditugaskan. Selama menjalankan tugas dari intervensi, semua subjek juga belajar untuk mengendalikan lingkungan dengan mengalihkan ke aktivitas lain seperti ke perpustakaan atau laboratorium.…”