Posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking to reduce negative affect: An investigation of trauma-exposed daily smokers

Matthew T. Feldner; Kimberly A. Babson; Michael J. Zvolensky; Anka A. Vujanovic; Sarah F. Lewis; Laura E. Gibson; Candice M. Monson; Amit Bernstein

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.03.032

Posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking to reduce negative affect: An investigation of trauma-exposed daily smokers

Matthew T. Feldner, Kimberly A. Babson, Michael J. Zvolensky, Anka A. Vujanovic, Sarah F. Lewis, Laura E. Gibson, Candice M. Monson, Amit Bernstein

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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
Pages (from-to)	214-227
Number of pages	14
Journal	Addictive Behaviors
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.03.032
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

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