Mindfulness and Tobacco Dependence in Cigarette Smokers: Mediating Mechanisms

Abstract

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Mindfulness-based treatments may be useful in smoking cessation. Using a multiple-mediator model, the study examined negative affect (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Negative Affect; PANAS-NA), positive affect (PANAS-Positive Affect; PANAS-PA), perceived stress(Perceived Stress Scale ; PSS),and a decentered perspective (Depression Implicit Association Test; D-IAT)as mediators of the association between mindfulness (Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale; MAAS) and tobacco dependence (Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives; WISDM).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 2012
Accession Number
AD1013176

Entities

People

  • Aimee C. Ruscio

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain Injuries
  • Cognition
  • Confidence Limits
  • Data Analysis
  • Depression
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Group Therapy
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Thinking

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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