ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2017
Development and initial validation of a cessation fatigue scale.
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- Medication Samples and Smoking Cessation Among Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- A novel smoking-specific self-control task: An initial study of feasibility, acceptability, and changes in self-control and cigarette smoking behaviors among adults using cigarettes.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022Trial
- Abstinence-related motivational engagement for smoking cessation: Longitudinal patterns and predictive validity.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Understanding the role of cessation fatigue in smoking relapse: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Remote clinical trial to test mechanisms of 'practice quitting' treatment: Trial design and methodological report.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Does Self-Reported smoking cessation fatigue predict making quit attempts and sustained abstinence among adults who smoke Regularly?Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Comparing acceptance of smoking cessation and smoke-free home intervention offers and associated factors among people with low income in the USA: baseline results of a randomised controlled trial.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Expanding population-level interventions to help more low-income smokers quit: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Longer duration of smoking abstinence is associated with waning cessation fatigue.Behaviour research and therapy · 2019Article
- Does cessation fatigue predict smoking-cessation milestones? A longitudinal study of current and former smokers.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundSmoking cessation fatigue, or tiredness of attempting to quit smoking, has been posited as a latent construct encompassing loss of motivation, loss of hope in cessation success, decreased self-efficacy, and exhaustion of self-control resources. Despite the potential clinical impact of characterizing cessation fatigue, there is currently no validated measure to assess it. Using a rational scale development approach, we developed a cessation fatigue measure and examined its reliability and construct validity in relation to a) smokers' experience of a recently failed quit attempt (QA) and b) readiness to engage in a subsequent QA.
methodsData were drawn from an online cross-sectional survey of 484 smokers who relapsed from a QA within the past 30days.
resultsExploratory factor analysis identified three factors within the 17-item Cessation Fatigue Scale (CFS), which we labeled: emotional exhaustion, pessimism, and devaluation. High internal consistency was observed for each factor and across the full scale. As expected, CFS overall was positively associated with withdrawal severity and difficulty quitting. CFS was negatively associated with previously validated measures of intention to quit, self-efficacy, and abstinence-related motivational engagement, even after adjusting for nicotine dependence.
conclusionsFindings provide initial validation for a new tool to assess cessation fatigue and contribute needed information on a theory-driven component of cessation-related motivation and relapse risk.
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