The Impact of Coping With Stressful Events on Negative Affect and Cravings Among Smokers With Mood Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smokers with mental illness report elevated levels of stress and negative affect. Craving is often cited as a key precipitant of smoking. Coping with stress has been associated with reduced cravings among smokers attempting to quit. However, the effect of coping with stress on negative affect and craving among smokers with mental illness is not well understood. This study investigated whether coping with stress predicts lower subsequent craving, mediated by reduced negative affect, among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers with mood disorders.

Aims and methods

This study used ecologically momentary assessment (EMA) data from a randomized controlled trial involving smokers with mood disorders. The final sample included 39 participants.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Selva Kumar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9048876 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature