Examining the effect of exercise on the relationship between affect and cravings among smokers engaged in cessation treatment.

ABSTRACT: Cigarette smoking is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes. When smokers attempt to quit smoking, one of the leading predictors of relapse are cravings. Recent research shows a relationship between positive and negative affect, exercise, and cravings, but the exact nature of this relationship has yet to be understood. This study explored the relationships between positive and negative affect and cravings in a sample of participants with elevated levels of depressive symptoms (N = 202; 68.8% female; mean age = 46.1 years) who were enrolled in a smoking cessation trial to test the efficacy of a 12-week exercise intervention relative to a health education control on smoking outcomes. Data on affect and craving were gathered before weekly study intervention sessions, and data on cra

SUBMITTER: Kunicki ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature