Reactivity to negative affect in smokers: The role of implicit associations and distress tolerance in smoking cessation

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2905-2912

  Cameron, Amy ^a   Reed, Kathleen Palm ^a   Ninnemann, Andrew ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress tolerance; Implicit associations; Negative affect; Smoking cessation; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE AFFECT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RELAPSE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

DISTRESS TOLERANCE; IMPLICIT ASSOCIATIONS; NEGATIVE AFFECT; SMOKING CESSATION; WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; AFFECT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECURRENCE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84884242049     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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