Smoking and the Five‐Factor Model of personality

Abstract

At the higher-order factor level, this study replicates and extends previous studies using a comprehensive model of personality (FFM). The greater specificity provided by the facet-level analysis appears to explain some of the conflicting results in the literature, and the use of an older sample provides insight especially into the former smokers group. Personality research may lead to a deeper understanding of cigarette smoking and can potentially contribute to policies and programs of smoking prevention and cessation.

High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being

“…Smoking is an impressively strong predictor of low well-being-especially its emotional dimensions-even when income and education are controlled for. A propensity to smoke is in part genetically determined (18) and is a known indicator of a tense personality (19,20). Fig.…”

Um estudo comparativo entre características de personalidade de universitários fumantes, ex-fumantes e não-fumantes

“…19,49 Works based, totally or partially, on the Big Five Personality theoretical model, for example, revealed an inverse association between smoking and conscientiousness. 20,49,50 All individuals with high scores for conscientiousness can be described as conscientious, careful, reliable, hard-worker, wellorganized, meticulous, scrupulous, self-disciplined, neat/clean, punctual, practical, energetic, ambitious, linked to business, informed and perseverant. 5 There are different hypothesis on the nature of such an association.…”

Perceived Sex Discrimination Amplifies the Effect of Antagonism on Cigarette Smoking

“…Instead, sex discrimination amplified the association between trait antagonism and risk for smoking among women. Antagonism has long been implicated in health outcomes (Costa, Stone, McCrae, Dembroski, & Williams, 1987) and health-risk behaviors, such as smoking (Terracciano & Costa, 2004). Individuals who score high in antagonism-related traits may be more likely to engage in health-risk behaviors because they value societal norms and expectations less than more agreeable individuals (Chassin, Flora, & King, 2004).…”

“…Within the FFM, antagonism is defined as a general tendency to be mistrustful, cynical, manipulative, self-centered, and arrogant (McCrae & Costa, 2010). Current and former Advance Access publication January 29, 2014 smokers score higher on antagonism compared to never smokers (Terracciano & Costa, 2004) and antagonism has been associated with increased risk for alcohol abuse (Hopwood et al, 2007) and use of illicit substances . Antagonism-related constructs, such as trait anger, have also been associated with difficulty quitting and increased risk of relapse (al'Absi, Carr, & Bongard, 2007).…”