Form: Reasons for Smoking Scale

Reasons for Smoking Scale
1 – Always
2 – Frequently
3 – Occasionally
4 – Seldom
5 – Never
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1
I smoke cigarettes in order to keep myself from slowing down.
2
Handling a cigarette is part of the enjoyment of smoking it.
3
Smoking cigarettes is pleasant and relaxing.
4
I light up a cigarette when I feel angry about something.
5
When I have run out of cigarettes I find it almost unbearable until I can get them.
6
I smoke cigarettes automatically without even being aware of it.
7
I smoke cigarettes to stimulate me, to perk myself up.
8
Part of the enjoyment of smoking a cigarette comes from the steps I take to light up.
9
I find cigarettes pleasurable.
10
When I feel uncomfortable or upset about something, I light up a cigarette.
11
I am very much aware of the fact when I am not smoking a cigarette.
12
I light up a cigarette without realizing I still have one burning in the ashtray.
13
I smoke cigarettes to give me a «lift».
14
When I smoke a cigarette, part of the enjoyment is watching the smoke as I exhale it.
15
I want a cigarette most when I am comfortable and relaxed.
16
When I feel «blue» or want to take my mind off cares and worries, I smoke cigarettes.
17
I get a real gnawing hunger for a cigarette when I haven't smoked for a while.
18
I've found a cigarette in my mouth and didn't remember putting it there.