Cigarette smoking, manifest anxiety and somatic symptoms.
Fifty smokers and fifty non-smokers were administered the MMPI's Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS). Mean MAS scores for smokers were significantly higher than those of non-smokers. Item analysis revealed that smokers obtained higher scores than non-smokers on significantly more items in which anxiety is manifested by a physical symptom rather than a psychological symptom. It is possible that physical stimulation by nicotine may contribute to a more ready arousal to anxiety in smokers.
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008347:Manifest Anxiety Scale; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012907:Smoking