Caterina Romaniello, Kenneth Abrams, Salvatore Cardellicchio, Aldo Pezzuto, Michael Zvolensky, F. Cosci
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Abstract
Smokers’ expectancies about abstinence, that is the effects that
smokers anticipate when they attempt to quit smoking, remain understudied. The aim of
the present study was to examine the relation between smoking abstinence expectations
and subjective experience over time among individuals in smoking cessation treatment.
A total of 215 adult smokers seeking treatment at two Italian third-level outpatient
facilities were assessed at baseline and three-time points after the quit day (QD): 7
days, and 1 and 3 months. The following self-report instruments were administered: the
Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Questionnaire (SAEQ), as a baseline measure of expectancies
before quitting; the SAEQ-past, for assessing the actual occurrence of symptoms
that were expected; the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale, as a measure of withdrawal
symptoms post-quitting.
One and 3 months after the QD, participants reported fewer negative abstinence
symptoms than expected, except for somatic symptoms, and fewer positive consequences
than expected. A mismatch between smoking abstinence expectations and actual postquitting
experiences was found, thus expectancies were violated.
The present findings confirm the need to assess both abstinence expectancies
and actual post-quitting experiences. Future studies should examine tailored interventions
aimed at educating smokers about expectancies and post-quitting experiences.