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46 Ss (mean age 37.4 yrs) in a smoking cessation program who were either married or living with a partner completed a questionnaire developed by the authors that assessed the frequency and perceived helpfulness of spouse interactions related to smoking cessation. An" experience helpfulness"(EH) score was calculated from the frequency and perceived helpfulness ratings of the events. Ss who were successful abstainers at 1-, 3-, and 6-mo posttreatment had significantly higher EH scores than either Ss who never quit or who quit and relapsed. A cluster analysis revealed that partners of successful abstainers were more reinforcing and less punishing of Ss' efforts than were the partners of Ss who had relapsed.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)