Intolerance for discomfort among smokers: Comparison of smoking-specific and non-specific measures to smoking history and patterns

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1782-1787

  Sirota, Alan D ^a,b   Rohsenow, Damaris J ^a,c   Dolan, Sara L ^a,c,d   Martin, Rosemarie A ^c   Kahler, Christopher W ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Coping; Nicotine withdrawal; Smoking abstinence; Tolerance for discomfort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; BREATH HOLDING; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871041796     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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