Positive psychotherapy for smoking cessation: Treatment development,feasibility, and preliminary results |
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| Authors: | Christopher W. Kahler Nichea S. Spillane Anne Day Elise M. Clerkin Acacia Parks Adam M. Leventhal |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.;2. Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 45056, USA.;3. Department of Psychology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, 44234, USA.;4. Departments of Preventive Medicine and Psychology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Low positive and high negative affect (NA) predict low rates of smoking abstinence among smokers making a quit attempt. Positive psychotherapy can both increase positive affect (PA) and decrease NA and, therefore, may be a useful adjunct to behavioral smoking counseling. The purpose of the present study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a positive psychotherapy for smoking cessation (PPT-S) intervention that integrates standard smoking cessation counseling with nicotine patch and a package of positive psychology interventions. We delivered PPT-S to 19 smokers who were low in PA at baseline. Rates of session attendance and satisfaction with treatment were high, and most participants reported using and benefiting from the positive psychology interventions. Almost one-third of the participants (31.6%) sustained smoking abstinence for six months after their quit date. Future studies to assess the relative efficacy of PPT-S compared to standard smoking cessation treatment are warranted. |
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| Keywords: | smoking smoking cessation positive psychotherapy behavioral treatment positive affect depressive symptoms |
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