Ecological momentary analysis of the relations among stressful events, affective reactivity, and smoking among smokers with high versus low depressive symptoms during a quit attempt.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess whether individuals trying to quit smoking who have high depressive symptoms (HD), compared with low depressive symptoms (LD): (1) report more frequent stressful events (SEs), (2) are more likely to smoke after SEs, (3) experience greater acute or persistent changes in affect after an SE, and (4) are at greater risk of smoking following affective changes.

Design

Smoking cessation data were analyzed using multi-level path modeling to examine the moderating effects of depressive symptoms on relations among SEs, subsequent affect, and smoking.

Setting

An academic research center in Central New Jersey, USA.

Participants

Seventy-one adult treatment-seeking daily smokers recruited from 2010 to 2012.

Measurements

Baseline depressive symptoms [HD:

SUBMITTER: Minami H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5760357 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature