biostudies-literatureUnknown20Deligeorges D<h4>Introduction</h4>The aim of the study was to examine smoking habits and triggers among self-identified gifted (inner experiences and awareness qualitatively different from the norm in terms of asynchronous development, advanced cognitive abilities, and heightened intensity) adults in order to customize smoking cessation support.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 123 participants were enrolled through Facility-Based and Snowball Sampling. Quantitative analysis focused on the relationship between overexcitabilities, nicotine dependence, motivation to quit, and smoking triggers, using the following questionnaires: the Overexcitability Questionnaire (OEQ-II) an indicator of areas of overexcitability, a heightened response and lowered threshold to stimuli; the Fagerström Test for Nicotine DependencTobacco induced diseases20https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8899801biostudies-literatureStudying stimuli and smoking behaviors among self-identified gifted smokers and strategies for customizing cessation support.PMC8899801Katsaounou PADeligeorges DKane MfalseStudying stimuli and smoking behaviors among self-identified gifted smokers and strategies for customizing cessation support.<h4>Introduction</h4>The aim of the study was to examine smoking habits and triggers among self-identified gifted (inner experiences and awareness qualitatively different from the norm in terms of asynchronous development, advanced cognitive abilities, and heightened intensity) adults in order to customize smoking cessation support.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 123 participants were enrolled through Facility-Based and Snowball Sampling. Quantitative analysis focused on the relationship between overexcitabilities, nicotine dependence, motivation to quit, and smoking triggers, using the following questionnaires: the Overexcitability Questionnaire (OEQ-II) an indicator of areas of overexcitability, a heightened response and lowered threshold to stimuli; the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependenc2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T19:58:08.044Z2025-04-04T19:58:08.044ZS-EPMC88998013534238410.18332/tid/143323