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  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health
  • Addiction Research

Background:

  • Self-incentives present a viable, untested alternative to financial incentives for smoking cessation.
  • Previous research has not evaluated the efficacy of self-incentive strategies in a randomized controlled trial setting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if prompting smokers to self-incentivize abstinence encourages sustained cessation.
  • To compare the effectiveness of weekly and monthly self-incentive prompts against a control group.

Main Methods:

  • 159 smokers were randomized into an active control (planning to quit) or two self-incentive conditions (weekly or monthly abstinence goals).
  • Implementation intentions were used to prompt self-incentivization upon successful abstinence.
  • Abstinence was self-reported and biochemically verified at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.

Main Results:

  • Smokers in both weekly (34%) and monthly (36%) self-incentive groups showed significantly higher 3-month abstinence rates compared to the control (15%).
  • Sustained abstinence rates at 6 months followed the same pattern: 30% and 34% for weekly and monthly self-incentive groups, versus 15% for the control.
  • Effect sizes (d) ranged from 0.35 to 0.49, indicating moderate intervention effects.

Conclusions:

  • Explicitly prompting smokers to self-incentivize abstinence significantly enhances the effectiveness of smoking cessation programs.
  • Self-incentivizing implementation intentions offer a cost-effective, scalable public health tool for behavior change.
  • This approach has potential applications for modifying various health behaviors beyond smoking cessation.