Abstract
The present investigation examined the relations among posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking motives. Participants included 100 daily smokers recruited from the community and university settings who reported exposure to at least one traumatic event that met criterion A for posttraumatic stress disorder. Consistent with prediction, higher levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms were associated with smoking to reduce negative affect; this relation was observed after controlling for variance accounted for by number of cigarettes smoked per day and gender. Results are discussed in terms of the implications of smoking to regulate affect among daily smokers who have been exposed to traumatic events.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 214-227 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Addictive Behaviors |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Affect regulation
- Comorbidity
- Posttraumatic stress
- Smoking
- Smoking motives
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Toxicology
- Psychiatry and Mental health