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Effects of emotion regulation strategies on smoking craving, attentional bias, and task persistence

Szasz, Paul Lucian, Szentagotai, Aurora, Hofmann, Stefan G.·2012·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of different strategies for regulating emotions associated with smoking on subjective, cognitive, and behavioral correlates of smoking. Emotion regulation was manipulated by instructing participants to reappraise (n = 32), accept (n = 31), or suppress (n = 31) their emotions associated with smoking. The dependent measures included subjective reports of craving, negative affect, and attentional biases, as measured by a modified dot-probe task, and persistence during a task to measure distress tolerance. Individuals who were encouraged to reappraise the consequences of smoking showed diminished craving, lower negative affect, had reduced attentional biases for smoking-related cues, and exhibited greater task persistence than those who were instructed to accept and suppress their urge to smoke. These findings suggest that reappraisal techniques are more effective than acceptance or suppression strategies for targeting smoking-related problems.

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Authors
Szasz, P. L., Szentagotai, A., & Hofmann, S. G.
Affiliations
  • Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Szasz, Paul Lucian
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-05
Volume
50
Issue
5
Pages
333-340
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2033131977
Cited by
99
References
87
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • NIMH (1R01MH078308)
  • National Council for Research in Higher Education (2260/2008)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
emotion regulation, cigarette craving, cognitive reappraisal, acceptance, emotional suppression, attentional bias, smoking-related cues, negative affect, task persistence, distress tolerance, smoking cessation
MeSH terms
Smoking Prevention, Adult, Affect, Attention, Cues, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Repression, Psychology, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Young Adult

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