Cue-evoked positive affect, depression vulnerability and smoking years.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate whether cue-evoked affective response would moderate the relationship between depression-proneness and smoking years.


METHODS
Depression-proneness profiles were derived using clinician diagnosed personal and family histories of major depression, recurrent depression, trait-anhedonia, and ruminative coping styles (n=70). Affective distress was produced by idiographic, guided negative mood imageries in the presence of an in vivo cigarette exposure.


RESULTS
Contrary to expectations, results showed that individuals less vulnerable to depression reported longer smoking histories. Stress-induced decreases in positive affect bolstered the association between depression vulnerability and smoking years.


CONCLUSIONS
Depression-proneness assumptions are challenged and implications to affective influences on smoking behavior are discussed.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0308, USA. Dmcchargue2@unl.edu
Dennis E
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McChargue
Neal
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Doran
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003463:Cues; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult