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Hit me with your best puff: Personality predicts preference for cigar vs. cigarette smoking
Dritjon Gruda1,2, Jim A McCleskey3
1Catolica Porto Business School, Research Centre in Economics and Management, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
In this study, we examine the association between Big Five personality traits and cigar or cigarette smoking in a sample of 9,918 older adults across 11 European countries derived from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) dataset. We find significant associations between several traits and smoking groups. Smoking was associated with lower scores on Conscientiousness and Agreeableness and higher Extraversion scores. In addition, cigar smokers exhibit lower Neuroticism and higher Openness compared to both cigarette smokers and non-smokers. These findings suggest that both personality traits are antecedents of smoking behavior, offering implications for targeted public health interventions and social policies aimed at combating the global tobacco epidemic.
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