Weight concerns and cognitive style : which carries more "weight" in the prediction of smoking among college women?

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Researched whether cognitive style contributes to variations in smoker behaviour among women in college with different levels of weight concerns: bulimic tendencies, weight concerns, anorexic tendencies, and no weight concerns. Both concerns with body weight and cognitive-style variables, as well as self-control and perfectionism, were significant independent predictors of smoking among college women.

Comment: Weight converns and smoking are often talked about in relation to women. This article suggests that behavioral and cognitive factors are associated with weight-concerned female college smokers and should be taken into consideration during cessation programmes.