Publications [#314866] of Redford B. Williams

Journal Articles

1. Smith, RH; Dahlstrom, WG; Williams, RB (1989). Personality predictors of smoking behavior in a sample of physicians. Psychology & Health, 3(1), 37-43. [doi]
   (last updated on 2023/06/01)

   Abstract:
   The smoking status of 239 physicians was obtained from a mail survey in 1981. MMPI data, which had been obtained from these men 25 years earlier, was used to prospectively predict smoking status at follow-up. Those who never smoked had scores indicative of social conventionality (low scores on L, Pd, and Schubert scales; high scores on Ego-control). A similar pattern was found among smokers who quit after a relatively short smoking history. Compared to ex-smokers, those who continued to smoke at the time of follow-up were characterized by high scores on the Pd and Ma scales. These results were discussed in terms of a multi-stage conceptualization of the smoking cessation process. © 1989, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.