The smoking of psychology.

Abstract

Academic psychologists (N = 344) were studied in regard to cigarette smoking and its correlates. Male psychologists were less likely to smoke than unselected U.S. adult males but were similar to most professional comparison groups. The women psychologists were more likely to smoke than the men because relatively fewer had stopped. Most smokers reported the expectation of reducing or stopping smoking in the future. Substantial proportions of both sexes who had ever smoked and who had reached middle age had in fact stopped. Among those of advanced academic rank, smokers were significantly higher in book and article authorship. The sex differences are interpreted in terms of sex roles and role stress. The productivity data are interpreted relative to personality differences, work roles, and the arousal effect of nicotine.