PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION - SMOKING OF PSYCHOLOGY

Studied cigarette smoking and its correlates among 344 academic psychologists. Results show that males were less likely to smoke than unselected US adult males but were similar to most professional comparison groups. Females 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. (24 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1978 American Psychological Association.