title: The Moderating Role of Smoking Amount Per Day on the Relations Between Anxiety Sensitivity, Smoking Dependence, and Cognitive-Affective Aspects of Smoking Among Treatment Seeking Smokers.
abstract: The current study examined the moderating effects of smoking amount per day on the relation between anxiety sensitivity and nicotine dependence, cigarette smoking outcome expectancies, and reasons for quitting smoking among 465 adult, treatment-seeking smokers (48% female; Mage= 36.6,SD= 13.5). Smoking amount per day moderated the relation between anxiety sensitivity and nicotine dependence, smoking expectancies for negative consequences and appetite control as well as intrinsic reasons for quitting. However, no moderating effect was evident for negative reinforcement expectancies. The form of the significant interactions indicated across dependent variables lower levels of smoking amount per day suppressed the relation between anxiety sensitivity and smoking related dependent variable, such that the positive relation of anxiety sensitivity to smoking dependence and cognitive-affective aspects of smoking is weaker in heavier smokers and more robust in lighter smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States.
authors.forename: Charles P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States.
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bakhshaie
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States.
authors.forename: Lorra
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garey
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 West Call St, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, United States.
authors.forename: Norman B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Department of Preventative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 9033, United States.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 126 Heyne Building, Houston, TX, 77204, United States ; Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky