Tobacco Use and Intimate Relationships

Ian Newman, Ph.D., is Wesley C. Meierhenry Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.John DeFrain, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Family Studies, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Marital and Couple Relationships.- 3. Parent-Child Relationships.- 4. Anger, Silence, and Secrecy.- 5. Personal Rights and the American Way.- 6. Health.- 7. Lifestyle.- 8. Why Smoke?.- 9.  Quitting.- 10. Conclusion – Beginning the Dialogue.