Dispositional mindfulness, affect and tobacco dependence among treatment naive cigarette smokers in Brazil

Autor: Isabel Weiss de Souza, Elisa Harumi Kozasa, Luane A. Rabello, Beatriz Mattozo, Sarah Bowen, Kimber P. Richter, Laisa Marcorela Andreoli Sartes, Ana Regina Noto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 17, Iss April (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1617-9625
DOI: 10.18332/tid/105846
Popis: Introduction The current study examined associations between affective and smoking-related factors, and dispositional mindfulness among smokers seeking enrollment in a cessation program in Brazil. Methods Participants were first-time treatment seeking adult smokers (N=90) on a waiting list for a government-sponsored cessation program. Pearson’s bivariate correlations assessed relationships between the primary outcome variable (dispositional mindfulness) and each explanatory variable (nicotine dependence, depression, anxiety, and state positive/negative affect). Linear regression analyses evaluated the unique contribution of each explanatory variable when controlling for the others. Results The sample (N=90) was predominantly female (n=71) and most (79%) had 11 or fewer years of education. In the final regression model, a total of 36.2% of the variance in dispositional mindfulness was accounted for by positive affect (B=0.81, p
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