ABSTRACT
The role of self-control in the process of smoking cessation is not limited to ex-smokers trying to control their impulse to smoke tobacco. Much earlier in the smoking cessation process, even before the cessation process starts, self-control actions are at play. In this chapter a three-phase model – loosely based on stage models (Dijkstra, Conijn, & De Vries, 2006; Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross, 1992) – is used to map the role of self-control in smoking cessation.
