Open AccessCo-use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Combustible Cigarettes, and Their Association with Internalizing Pathology and Vulnerabilities
Author(s) -
Mark V. Versella,
Allison M. Borges,
Christopher Lin,
Teresa M. Leyro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cognitive therapy and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.322
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1573-2819
pISSN - 0147-5916
DOI - 10.1007/s10608-018-9971-0
Subject(s) - nicotine , anxiety , vulnerability (computing) , distress , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , computer security , environmental health , computer science
Nicotine use and psychological distress exert negative bidirectional effects on one another, and are impacted by shared vulnerabilities. Little work has examined the extent to which these relations differ between adult electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDs) users with varied combustible cigarette use histories. The current study examined differences in internalizing symptoms and vulnerabilities between adult dual and single ENDs users with and without a history of combustible cigarette use. Single ENDs users without combustible use histories reported significantly greater stress and anxiety symptoms than single ENDs users with combustible use histories. Single ENDs users without combustible use histories reported greater anxiety and difficulty regulating their emotions than dual-users. Dual-and single users with prior combustible use histories did not differ in internalizing pathology or vulnerability presentations. This suggests that pathology and vulnerability presentation among nicotine users are influenced by both current and past nicotine use history.