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

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espanolAntecedentes: el presente estudio tiene como objetivo examinar la relacion entre la conducta de evitacion, el reforzamiento ambiental percibido, la sintomatologia depresiva y la dependencia del tabaco. Metodo: la muestra… Click to show full abstract

espanolAntecedentes: el presente estudio tiene como objetivo examinar la relacion entre la conducta de evitacion, el reforzamiento ambiental percibido, la sintomatologia depresiva y la dependencia del tabaco. Metodo: la muestra estaba formada por 275 fumadores que demandan tratamiento para dejar de fumar (Medad = 45,36, DT = 10,96; 61,5% mujeres). Para examinar la relacion entre las variables de estudio se realizaron analisis de correlacion y de mediacion serial. Resultados: se encontro una correlacion positiva significativa entre la dependencia del tabaco, la evitacion y la sintomatologia depresiva, y una correlacion negativa significativa con el reforzamiento ambiental percibido. El analisis de mediacion serial revelo una via indirecta significativa entre la evitacion y la dependencia del tabaco a traves de la sintomatologia depresiva; asi como entre la evitacion y la dependencia del tabaco a traves del reforzamiento ambiental percibido y la sintomatologia depresiva. Conclusiones: los resultados de este estudio contribuyen a la comprension de factores conductuales y psicologicos implicados en la dependencia del tabaco, la cual es considerada una barrera para lograr la abstinencia. Por lo tanto, la evaluacion y abordaje de estas variables podria considerarse un aspecto relevante en el contexto de las intervenciones para dejar de fumar. EnglishBackground: 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.

Keywords: depressive symptoms; environmental reward; cigarette; avoidance; cigarette dependence

Journal Title: Psicothema
Year Published: 2020

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