Program adherence and coping strategies as predictors of success in a smoking treatment program.

94 smokers (mean age 39 yrs) in a 6-wk behavioral smoking-cessation program were administered weekly questionnaires on their use of major program recommendations and other quitting strategies throughout treatment. An "affect-regulation" coping inventory was administered at the beginning and end of treatment. Adequate adherence was reported for most recommendations. Although a composite measure of adherence did not predict quitting success, adherence and coping assessments were associated with maintenance of treatment gains. Short-term maintenance was associated with an extensive affect-regulation repertoire and use of stimulus control strategies; long-term maintenance was associated with consistent self-monitoring of smoking during treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)