Environmental reward and depressive symptoms in the relationship between avoidance and cigarette dependence in treatment-seeking smokers

  1. Carmela Martínez-Vispo 1
  2. Ana López-Durán 1
  3. Carmen Senra 1
  4. Rubén Rodríguez-Cano 1
  5. Elena Fernández del Río 2
  6. Elisardo Becoña 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

  2. 2 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

Journal:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 32

Issue: 2

Pages: 176-181

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2019.292 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Background: The current study sought to further examine the relation between avoidance, environmental reward, depressive symptoms and cigarette dependence. Method: The sample included 275 adult treatment-seeking daily smokers (Mage = 45.36, SD = 10.96; 61.5% female). To examine the relationships between the study variables, correlation and serial mediation analyses were conducted. Results: A significant positive relationship between cigarette dependence, avoidance, and depressive symptoms, and a negative relationship with environmental reward was found. Mediation analysis revealed a significant indirect pathway from avoidance to cigarette dependence through depressive symptoms; and also a significant indirect serial pathway from avoidance to cigarette dependence through environmental reward and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Our findings suggest the importance of avoidance, environmental reward and depressive symptoms in cigarette dependence. Our findings contribute to the understanding of behavioral and psychological factors related to cigarette dependence, which is a well-known barrier to abstinence. Thus, it could be useful to assess and address such variables in the context of smoking-cessation interventions.

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