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A comparison of emotion regulation strategies in response to craving cognitions: Effects on smoking behaviour, craving and affect in dependent smokers

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Beadman, Matthew, Das, Ravi K., Freeman, Tom P., Scragg, Peter, West, Robert, Kamboj, Sunjeev K.·2015·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Aim The effects of three emotion regulation strategies that targeted smoking-related thoughts were compared on outcomes relevant to smoking cessation.Method Daily smokers applied defusion (n = 25), reappraisal (n = 25) or suppression (n = 23) to thoughts associated with smoking during a cue-induced craving procedure. Smoking behaviour, approach/avoidance behavioural bias, and subjective measures of experiential avoidance, craving, and affect were assessed during the experimental session, with additional behavioural and subjective outcomes assessed at 24 h and seven day follow-up. The influence of baseline group differences in smoking level and nicotine dependence were explored statistically.Results Defusion and reappraisal were associated with greater restraint in smoking behaviour in the immediate post-session period as well as reduction in smoking at seven day follow-up compared to suppression. Relative to suppression, reduced subjective craving was seen in the reappraisal group, and reduced experiential avoidance in the defusion group. Differences in approach/avoidance responses to smoking and neutral cues were observed only between the suppression and reappraisal groups. Although suppression was rated as lower in both credibility and strategy-expectancy compared to defusion and reappraisal, neither credibility nor expectancy mediated the effect of any strategy on changes in levels of smoking.Conclusion Defusion and reappraisal produced similar benefits in smoking-related behavioural outcomes but, relative to suppression, were associated with distinctive outcomes on experiential avoidance and craving. The effects appear to be independent of perceived expectancy and credibility of the different strategies. Overall, the results suggest a role for reappraisal and defusion strategies in the development of psychological treatments for addiction-related disorders.

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Authors
Beadman, M., Das, R. K., Freeman, T. P., Scragg, P., West, R., & Kamboj, S. K.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Kamboj, Sunjeev K.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
69
Pages
29-39
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1989495364
Cited by
45
References
62
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FWCI
4.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • Cancer Research UK
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
emotion regulation, craving, defusion, cognitive reappraisal, thought suppression, nicotine dependence, smoking cessation, experiential avoidance, approach-avoidance bias, cue-induced craving
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Cues, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Smoking, Social Control, Formal, Tobacco Use Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Smoking Cessation, Young Adult, Craving

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