title: Anxiety sensitivity in relation to quit day dropout among adult daily smokers recruited to participate in a self-guided cessation attempt.
abstract: Anxiety sensitivity (AS; fear of anxiety and internal sensations) has been implicated in a variety of aspects of smoking, including difficulties achieving and maintaining abstinence during tobacco cessation. However, research has yet to evaluate whether AS impacts premature termination of initiating a quit attempt. Therefore, the aim of the present investigation was to explore the extent to which AS was associated with tobacco cessation dropout, as indexed by attendance on the scheduled quit day visit. Participants included 84 adult daily cigarette smokers (61.7% male; Mage=34.6years, SD=13.9), who were recruited to participate in a self-guided quit attempt (an attempt to quit smoking without professional or pharmacological aid). Results indicated that after controlling for the effects of participant sex, race, current (past month) psychological disorder, cigarettes smoked per day, number of years as a regular smoker, and pre-quit levels of motivation to quit, AS significantly predicted increased odds of study dropout prior to attending the scheduled quit day. These findings suggest that AS may be a mechanism involved with challenges in the initiation of quitting.
authors.affiliation: National Center for PTSD, Women's Health Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-3), Boston, MA 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, United States. Electronic address: kirstenjlangdon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kirsten J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Langdon
authors.affiliation: University of Houston, 3695 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX 77204, United States; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Box G-A1, Providence, RI 02912, United States.
authors.forename: Samantha G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, MHCL116, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
authors.forename: Julianna B D
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, 2 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, United States.
authors.forename: Kristin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: University of Houston, 3695 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX 77204, United States; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zvolensky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety sensitivity; Cessation; Quitting; Smoking