Working Memory Training Reduces Cigarette Smoking Among Low-Income Individuals With Elevated Delay Discounting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The competing neurobehavioral decision systems theory conceptualizes addictive behavior, such as cigarette smoking, as arising from the imbalance between stronger impulsive relative to weaker executive decision processes. Working memory trainings may enhance executive decision processes, yet few studies have evaluated its efficacy on substance misuse, with mixed evidence. The current study is the first to evaluate the efficacy of a working memory training on cigarette smoking. We consider the moderating role of delay discounting (DD), or the preference for smaller, immediately available rewards relative to larger, delayed rewards, which has been associated with smoking onset, progression, and resumption. The investigation focuses on individuals living in high-poverty,

SUBMITTER: Collado A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9048952 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature