Cognitive Processes in Cigarette Smoking Cessation: A Field Investigation
Abstract
Cigarette smoking continues to be the nation's leading preventable cause of death. Recent research has examined the cognitive processes underlying smoking and relapse to smoking in the hope of finding novel treatment approaches for smoking cessation. The dual process model suggests that both executive processes (e.g., sustained attention and impulsivity) and automatic processes (e.g., attentional bias) are involved in smoking relapse. Few studies have tested this idea in smoking addiction. Specifically, sustained attention abilities may be both an independent predictor of smoking outcomes as well as a moderator of the impact of automatic processes on smoking outcomes. Moreover, most studies of cognitive processes in smoking have been conducted in a laboratory setting. The current study used ecological momentary assessment to assess cognitions and smoking in the field.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 29, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1127802
Entities
People
- Nicole S. Kang
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences