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February 2009, Vol 99, No. 2 | American Journal of Public Health 231-233
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.140459

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Spousal and Alcohol-Related Predictors of Smoking Cessation: A Longitudinal Study in a Community Sample of Married Couples

Katherine M. Dollar, PhD, Gregory G. Homish, PhD, Lynn T. Kozlowski, PhD and Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD

At the time of the study, Katherine M. Dollar was with the Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York, Buffalo. Gregory G. Homish is with the Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, and the Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York, Buffalo. Lynn T. Kozlowski is with the School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York, Buffalo. Kenneth E. Leonard is with the Research Institute on Addictions and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Katherine M. Dollar, PhD, Buffalo VA Medical Center, 3495 Bailey Ave, 116B, Buffalo, NY 14215 (e-mail: katherine.dollar{at}va.gov).

We investigated the longitudinal influence of spousal and individual heavy drinking and heavy smoking on smoking cessation among married couples. Couples' (N = 634) past-year smoking, alcohol problems, and heavy drinking were assessed. We used an event history analysis and found that spousal and one's own heavy smoking and one's own heavy drinking decreased the likelihood of smoking cessation. Heavy drinking and spousal behavior should be considered when developing public health interventions and policies for smoking cessation.




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