Premeditated automaticity: the role of explicit cognition in the development of obsessive smoking

Authors

  • Velibor Bobo Kovac
  • Jostein Rise
  • Inger Synnøve Moan

Keywords:

smoking, obsessive passion, mental representations, habit

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of explicit cognitions in relation to the development of obsessive smoking passion. Data derives from a longitudinal internet survey conducted among 939 daily smokers over a period of four months. Mental representations were the strongest predictor of obsessive smoking passion (ß=.47, p<.001) followed by habit strength (ß=.25, p<.001) and number of cigarettes smoked (ß=.09, p<.01). Altogether the variables accounted for 48% of the variance in obsessive smoking passion. The results indicated that mental representations, along with automatic processes, play an important role in the prediction of obsessive smoking passion. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

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Author Biographies

Velibor Bobo Kovac

Associate professor
University of Agder, Faculty of Humanities and Education, PO Box 422, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway

Jostein Rise

Professor
Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, PO Box 565, Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway

Inger Synnøve Moan

Associate professor
Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, PO Box 565, Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, Norway

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Published

2010-11-20

How to Cite

Kovac, V. B., Rise, J., & Moan, I. S. (2010). Premeditated automaticity: the role of explicit cognition in the development of obsessive smoking. Journal of Human Sciences, 7(2), 971–984. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/961

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Psychology

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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