Abstract:
There have been numerous studies done on personality differences between smokers and nonsmokers. For example, Berger (1971), Reiter (1970), Straits and Sechrest (1963), Schubert (1959), and Jacobs and Spilken (1971) have all found significant personality differences between smokers and nonsmokers. However, since there have been conflicting results, as well as problems replicating studies, little has actually been established as to any true differences between smokers and nonsmokers.The purpose of the present study was to determine if there were differences in the anxiety level of smokers as compared with nonsmokers. The only studies found that dealt with the anxiety level of smokers, used Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale. It was thought that the Objective-Analytic Anxiety Battery might be a more comprehensive teat to use. The possible implications of such a study from a clinical viewpoint, was that if enough evidence could be found that indicated a higher anxiety level in smokers, that fact alone might aid in extinguishing such behavior.