. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2007 Apr 6;32(10):2420–2424. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.04.002

Table 1.

Item Content, Sample Means, and Standard Deviations of the Commitment to Quitting Smoking Scale

Item Content	Sample Mean	Sample SD
1. I’m willing to put up with whatever discomfort I have to in order to quit smoking.	4.14	0.79
2. No matter how difficult it may be, I won’t let myself smoke once I quit.	3.85	0.84
3. Feeling very anxious or restless won’t prevent me from quitting smoking.	3.76	0.75
4. Even if I really want one, I won’t let myself pick up a cigarette once I quit.	3.80	0.81
5. No matter how much I crave a cigarette when I quit, I’m going to resist the urge to smoke.	4.03	0.76
6. Feeling very depressed or sad won’t prevent me from quitting smoking.	3.87	0.79
7. I’m not going to let anything get in the way of my quitting smoking.	3.96	0.78
8. Feeling very angry and irritable won’t prevent me from quitting smoking.	3.84	0.82

Note. Response options for the items range from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree.