Open AccessThe Influence of Smoking Motivation on the Associations Among Cigarette Craving, Attentional Bias to Smoking Cues, and Smoking Behavior
Author(s) -
Kasey G. Creswell,
Carillon J. Skrzynski
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntab028
Subject(s) - craving , attentional bias , psychology , nicotine , association (psychology) , smoking cessation , nicotine dependence , addiction , audiology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , cognition , pathology , psychotherapist
Theory and data suggest that attentional bias (AB) to drug-related cues should be associated with craving when smoking motivation is high, and that AB should be predictive of drug use when immediate use is possible. The current study is the first to test these propositions in smokers in a controlled laboratory environment.