Reactivity to smoking cues: mediating roles of nicotine dependence and duration of deprivation.

This study examined the roles of nicotine dependence and duration of smoking deprivation as mediators of smoking cue reactivity in 117 individuals enrolled in treatment. Participants were randomly assigned to 15, 90, or 180 min of deprivation; all were exposed to smoking cues (observing a research assistant smoke a cigarette) while a variety of self-report, behavioral, and psychophysiological measurements were obtained. Results indicated that in general, psychophysiological reactivity to smoking-relevant cues was greater with increasing deprivation; heart rate analysis revealed an interaction between nicotine dependence and duration of deprivation. Smoking desire, negative affect, physical withdrawal symptoms, and other ratings were interrelated during cue exposure, and generally demonstrated predicted relationships with the independent variables. Multiple regression analysis revealed that desire to smoke during cue exposure was predicted by a combination of psychophysiological, self-report, and demographic variables. These findings have implications for methodological considerations and theoretical underpinnings of smoking cue reactivity research.

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