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Objectives- The study aimed to determine the magnitude of the influence of psychological variables of Depression, MAnxiety, and Stress on Nicotine Dependence. A cross-sectional study was conducted on Materials and methodssmokers recruited from the O.P.D of KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore by convenience sampling. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress were evaluated in these subjects using the DASS-21 questionnaire scale. Nicotine Dependence was assessed using the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS version 26 (p-value |