Study on smoking, ostracism, and hiding your habit
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how being left out (ostracism) and hiding your smoking affect smokers. It tries to understand how these things influence your feelings and behavior.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a daily smoker (smoke every day).
- You smoke more than 5 cigarettes each day.
- You have been smoking for at least 1 year.
- You speak English and live in the United States.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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