Derrick | Houston | Leonard | Lucke | Muraven
This project studied partner behaviors during a smoker’s attempt to quit in an effort to learn which behaviors most influence success.

Survey research has repeatedly shown that social support enhances smoking cessation. However, interventions designed to increase the provision of social support do not show consistent effects on smoking outcomes. This suggests that there is a disconnect between the behaviors that people self-report finding helpful for quitting smoking, and the behaviors that actually influence quitting smoking. This study employed a daily process approach to study partner behaviors during a smoker's quit attempt. Both the smoker and his or her partner reported in near-real time on their relationship functioning, mood, energy levels, and smoking urge and lapses for three weeks while one partner tries to quit smoking. Results will provide information on the partner behaviors that are most influential for successful smoking cessation. This information can be used to develop more successful interventions for smoking cessation in the future. 

Principal Investigator
Jaye Derrick, PhD
Research Institute on Addictions

Co-Investigators
Rebecca Houston, PhD
Research Institute on Addictions

Kenneth Leonard, PhD
Research Institute on Addictions

Joseph Lucke, PhD
Research Institute on Addictions

Mark Muraven, PhD
University at Albany

Funding Agency
National Institute on Drugs and Alcohol (NIDA)

Grant Number
R21-DA034068

Dates
2012-2015