Abstract

Objective

Smoking cessation is a stressful event and lapses are frequent. The dynamic model of relapse has been criticized for not integrating interpersonal factors as phasic influences. Seeking social support, as a coping strategy to deal with cravings, may help to refrain from smoking.

Design

Overall, 83 heterosexual dual-smoker couples reported on their craving, the extent of seeking social support from one’s partner regarding smoking cessation, and their number of cigarettes smoked in smartphone-based end-of-day diaries, from a joint self-set quit date on across 22 consecutive days.

Main outcome measure

Number of cigarettes smoked.

Results

Multilevel analyses indicated that on days with higher-than-average levels of craving, male and female smokers reported more cigarettes smoked. Higher-than-usual support seeking was related to fewer cigarettes smoked that same day. For women only, we found a within-person interaction between craving and support seeking on smoking. On days with higher-than-average support-seeking, the effect of craving on smoking was attenuated.

Conclusion

Findings confirm the relevance of interpersonal processes in the relapse process, such as support seeking as coping behavior. Further, as a ‘first act’ in initiating supportive interactions, support seeking is an important piece in the social support process and a promising target for interventions.

中文翻译：

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每日寻求支持作为试图戒烟的双重吸烟者的应对策略

摘要

客观的

戒烟是一件压力很大的事情，而且经常出现失误。复发的动态模型因没有将人际因素整合为阶段性影响而受到批评。寻求社会支持，作为应对烟瘾的一种应对策略，可能有助于戒烟。

设计

总体而言，83 对异性恋双吸烟者夫妇报告了他们的渴望、从伴侣那里寻求戒烟社会支持的程度，以及他们在基于智能手机的日终日记中吸食的香烟数量，来自联合自我设定的戒烟连续 22 天的日期。

主要结果测量

吸烟的数量。

结果

多层次分析表明，在烟瘾水平高于平均水平的日子里，男性和女性吸烟者报告的吸烟量更多。高于平常的支持寻求与同一天吸烟的减少有关。仅针对女性，我们发现渴望和寻求吸烟支持之间存在人际互动。在寻求支持的日子高于平均水平，渴望对吸烟的影响减弱。

结论

研究结果证实了人际交往过程在复发过程中的相关性，例如寻求支持作为应对行为。此外，作为发起支持性互动的“第一步”，寻求支持是社会支持过程中的一个重要部分，也是干预的一个有希望的目标。