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Effects of Coping Skills and Personality Traits on Nicotine Dependence

Objectives: Objectives of this study were: 1) to compare coping skills and personality between smokers and non-smokers, 2) to examine correlations among coping styles, personality, and nicotine dependence, and 3) to determine predictors of nicotine dependence. Methods ： A descriptive correlation design was used. Data were collected from 137 smokers and 60 nonsmokers between September 2013 and February 2017 in Incheon, South Korea. The Eysenck Personality Inventory, the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale, and the revised Multidimensional Coping Scale were used. Results ： Smokers were less likely to cope actively (p<0.001) and calm their emotions (p=0.013). However, they were more likely to express their emotions directly (p=0.031) than non-smokers. Moreover, smokers scored higher on personality dimensions of criminality, empathy, impulsiveness, and addiction but scored lower on the lie personality trait than non-smokers. Nicotine dependence was positively correlated with personality traits (such as addiction [r=0.329, p<0.001], criminality [r=0.314, p<0.001], and impulsiveness [r=0.366, p<0.001]) and coping skills such as perseverance (r=0.589, p<0.001). Smokers in the family, addiction personality trait, active coping, emotional expression, positive interpretation, downward comparison, and acceptance explained 73.2% of cigarette smoking. Conclusion： Results of this study revealed that smokers used more unhealthy coping skills with more vulnerable traits than non-smokers. In addition, coping skills and vulnerable personality traits could predict cigarette smoking.