Effects of emotion regulation strategies on smoking craving, attentional bias, and task persistence

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 333-340

  Szasz, Paul Lucian ^a   Szentagotai, Aurora ^a   Hofmann, Stefan G ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Reappraisal; Smoking craving; Suppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOT PROBE TASK; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859591954     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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