Body image and tobacco cessation: relationships with weight concerns and intention to resume tobacco use
Dobmeyer, Anne C. ; Peterson, Alan L. ; Runyan, Christine ; Hunter, Christine M. ; Blackman, Lisa R.
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Weight concern
Body image
Relapse prevention
Gender differences
Military
Behavioral Medicine
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Health Psychology
Integrative Medicine
Mental and Social Health
Mental Disorders
Psychiatry and Psychology
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Women's Health
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Concern about weight gain after tobacco cessation is a potential barrier to quitting tobacco. Few studies, however, have examined the role of body image in cessation-related weight concerns and anticipated relapse. This study investigated relationships between current body image dissatisfaction, anticipated body image dissatisfaction (discrepancy between anticipated post-cessation body shape and desired body shape), cessation-related weight concerns, and intention to resume tobacco with weight gain. Body image dissatisfaction was significantly related to cessation-related weight concerns. Participants who reported current dissatisfaction with their body image were 2.6 times more likely to intend to resume tobacco use with cessation-related weight gain than those with no body image dissatisfaction. Individuals with anticipated body image dissatisfaction were 3.4 times more likely to intend to resume tobacco compared to individuals with no anticipated body image dissatisfaction. Women and normal weight individuals with anticipated body image dissatisfaction appear to be at particularly high risk for intending to relapse. Results suggest that tobacco cessation interventions may need to target concerns about body image as well as weight gain.
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Body Image. 2005 Jun;2(2):187-92. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.02.004. Link to article on publisher's site
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At the time of publication, Christine Runyan was not yet affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.