Anxiety sensitivity and its association with perceived barriers for quitting, smoking inflexibility, and severity of quit problems among Black smokers

Autor: Michael J. Zvolensky, Brooke Y. Redmond, Tanya Smit, Cameron T. Matoska, Nubia A. Mayorga, Matthew Gallagher, Lorra Garey
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. :1-18
ISSN: 1533-2659
1533-2640
Popis: Black individuals who smoke in the United States experience health disparities related to tobacco use (e.g., greater nicotine dependence, less success in quitting smoking) and interoceptive distress (e.g., somatic symptoms, anxiety). Individual difference factors that amplify interoceptive distress and contribute to poorer smoking behaviors and outcomes warrant further attention and investigation. Thus, the present study sought to explore the association between anxiety sensitivity and clinically-relevant smoking variables of perceived barriers for quitting, smoking inflexibility, and problems experienced during past quit attempts. Participants in the current study included 98 Black adult smokers (71.4% male
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