tobacco smoking has been shown to be associated with personality traits

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Tobacco smoking has been shown to be associated with personality traits, with smokers scoring higher on extraversion (e.g. Cherry & Kiernan, 1976; Helgason, Fredrikson, Dyba & Steineck, 1995), neuroticism (e.g. Cherry & Kiernan, 1976; McCrae, Costa & Bosse, 1978; Spielberger & Jacobs, 1982) and psychoticism (e.g. Eysenck & Eaves, 1980; Gilbert, 1988; Golding, Harpur & Brent-Smith, 1983; McManus & Weeks, 1982).

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Tobacco smoking has been shown to be associated with personality traits, with smokers scoring higher on extraversion (e.g. Cherry & Kiernan, 1976; Helgason, Fredrikson, Dyba & Steineck, 1995), neuroticism (e.g. Cherry & Kiernan, 1976; McCrae, Costa & Bosse, 1978; Spielberger & Jacobs, 1982) and psychoticism (e.g. Eysenck & Eaves, 1980; Gilbert, 1988; Golding, Harpur & Brent-Smith, 1983; McManus & Weeks, 1982).