The relationship between impaired decision-making, sensation seeking and readiness to change in cigarette smokers.
Addict Behav
; 31(4): 581-92, 2006 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-15982828
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The study investigated whether impaired decision-making as measured by the Gambling Task and Sensation Seeking, on one hand, and nicotine-dependence and readiness to change, on the other hand, show mutual influences in cigarette smokers.METHODS:
Cigarette smokers were classified as dependent or non-dependent smokers. Assessment included stages of change (RCQ), decisional balance (DBS), Sensation Seeking Scale Form-V (SSS-V), and performance on the Gambling Task (GT).RESULTS:
With the exception of a significant higher score in the SSS-V subscale Experience Seeking in dependent smokers, correlations between nicotine-dependence and cognitive features were not significant. The directions of the non-significant differences were not consistent. No significant relationship was found between the SSS-V and the GT, on one hand, and the readiness to change smoking behaviour, on the other hand.CONCLUSIONS:
The results of the present study suggest that impaired performance on the GT and high scores in Sensation Seeking do not play an important role in nicotine-dependence and readiness to change smoking behaviour or vice versa.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sensação
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Tabagismo
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Fumar
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Tomada de Decisões
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article