title: Impulsivity moderates the relationship between previous quit failure and cue-induced craving.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Poor inhibitory control has been shown to be an important predictor of relapse to a number of drugs, including nicotine. Indeed, smokers who exhibit higher levels of impulsivity are thought to have impaired regulation of urges to smoke, and previous research has suggested that impulsivity may moderate cue-induced cigarette cravings. To that end, we conducted a study to evaluate the interplay between failed smoking cessation, cue-induced craving, and impulsivity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Current smokers (n=151) rated their cigarette cravings before and after laboratory to exposure to smoking cues, and completed questionnaires assessing impulsivity and previous failed quit attempts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings indicated that shorter duration of previous failed quit attempts was related to higher cue-induced cigarette craving, especially among smokers with higher levels of impulsivity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results underscore the importance of considering trait impulsivity as a factor in better understanding the management of cue-induced cravings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Hunter College and Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States; Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States. Electronic address: joel.erblich@hunter.cuny.edu.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Erblich
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michalowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D066249:Craving; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Cessation; Craving; Cue; Impulsivity; Smoking