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Do Cigarette Smokers Have Different Personality Patterns than Non-Smokers?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2013

Elisardo Becoña ,
Elena Fernández del Río ,
Ana López-Durán ,
Úrsula Martínez ,
Bárbara Piñeiro ,
Mª Carmen Míguez  and
Mª Isabel Vázquez
Elisardo Becoña*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Elena Fernández del Río
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Ana López-Durán
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Úrsula Martínez
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Bárbara Piñeiro
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Mª Carmen Míguez
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Mª Isabel Vázquez
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Elisardo Becoña. Smoking Cessation Unit. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology. Faculty of Psychology. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela (Spain). 15782. E-mail: elisardo.becona@usc.es
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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and personality patterns in the general population, taking into account the possible influence of nicotine dependence. We used a stratified random sample of 1,081 adults from the general population (519 smokers and 562 non-smokers) in the region of Galicia (Spain). Personality patterns were assessed with the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III). The results indicated that nicotine-dependent smokers had a higher probability of obtaining a PREV > 75 in the histrionic and antisocial personality patterns and non-nicotine-dependent smokers are more likely to present a PREV > 75 in paranoid personality pattern than non-smokers. On the contrary, non-smokers are more likely to have a PREV > 75 on the compulsive personality scale. Our findings suggest that there are different personality patterns according to smoking status (smoker/non-smoker) and according to the presence of nicotine dependence. We concluded that it is necessary to identify the personality characteristics of smokers, since these characteristics could be key variables in increased risk of being a smoker and of difficulties for quitting smoking.

Keywords

smokingpersonality patternsMCMI-IIInicotine dependence
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 16 , 2013 , E100
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2013 

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Footnotes

This study was funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (National Basic Research Projects). Project reference: PSI2008–02597/PSIC.

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