Examination of smoking inflexibility as a mechanism linking XXXX sensitivity and severity of smoking behavior.

@entity1984 @entity167 @entity1239 @entity148 @entity2270
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: @entity148 sensitivity is associated with smoking processes and poorer clinical outcomes. Yet, the specific mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. Smoking-specific avoidance and inflexibility ( @entity1984 ) is a construct implicated in multiple manifestations of mood regulation that may underlie smoking severity. The current study examined whether @entity1984 accounted for (ie, statistically mediated) the relationship between @entity148 sensitivity and multiple indices of smoking severity. METHODS: Baseline self-report data were collected among treatment-seeking smokers (N   =   396; 48% female; Mage    =   37.8 years) taking part in a larger intervention study. Gender, smoking-related medical history, @entity2270 I diagnoses, hazardous @entity167 use, substance abuse/dependence, and negative affectivity were statistically controlled in analyses. RESULTS: @entity148 sensitivity was indirectly related to all smoking severity variables, with the exception of @entity1239 dependence, through its relation with @entity1984 . DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide initial evidence suggesting @entity1984 may be an important construct in better understanding @entity148 sensitivity-smoking relations. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Results suggest the importance of @entity1984 as a malleable target for smoking cessation intervention. (Am J Addict 2015;9999:1-8).
