The relationship between nicotine craving and state anxiety in daily and non-daily nicotine users

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Addictive behaviors Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108501

Arwynn A. McKinty , Laura E. Hatz , Weichen Liu , Gianna Andrade , Neal Doran , Kelly E. Courtney

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Abstract

Anxiety as a broad construct has been linked to nicotine craving, frequency of use, and relapse rates. However, there is limited research on the relationship between state anxiety and nicotine craving. This study explored the association between state anxiety and pre-cue versus post-cue craving among adults who use nicotine and tobacco products (NTPs) at different frequencies. Participants with either non-daily (n = 34) or daily (n = 80) NTP use completed a laboratory assessment including a virtual reality (VR) NTP cue-exposure paradigm and self-report assessments of state anxiety and nicotine craving. NTP use group membership was a significant predictor of pre-cue and post-cue craving, with daily NTP users exhibiting greater pre-cue (p = 0.001) and post-cue (p < 0.001) craving than non-daily users. State anxiety was positively associated with pre-cue craving (p = 0.03) but not post-cue craving. Notably, non-daily users showed a significant negative relationship between state anxiety and post-cue craving (p = 0.01). The results of this study suggest that NTP use (especially daily use), and state anxiety are more strongly associated with pre-cue craving, as opposed to post-cue-induced craving. This study provides insight into how the relationship between state anxiety and nicotine craving varies pre and post cue-exposure, which may inform treatment and intervention efforts targeting transient affective states to prevent or reduce nicotine craving.

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每日及非每日尼古丁使用者尼古丁渴求与状态焦虑的关系

焦虑作为一个广泛的结构与尼古丁的渴望、使用频率和复发率有关。然而，关于状态焦虑和尼古丁渴望之间关系的研究有限。本研究探讨了不同频率使用尼古丁和烟草制品（NTPs）的成年人的状态焦虑与提示前和提示后渴望之间的关系。非每日（n = 34）或每日（n = 80）使用NTP的参与者完成了实验室评估，包括虚拟现实（VR） NTP提示暴露范式和状态焦虑和尼古丁渴望的自我报告评估。NTP使用群体成员是提示前和提示后渴望的显著预测因子，每日NTP用户比非每日用户表现出更大的提示前（p = 0.001）和提示后（p < 0.001）渴望。状态焦虑与提示前的渴望呈正相关（p = 0.03），但与提示后的渴望无关。值得注意的是，非日常使用者在状态焦虑和提示后渴望之间表现出显著的负相关（p = 0.01）。本研究的结果表明，NTP的使用（尤其是日常使用）和状态焦虑与提示前的渴望更密切相关，而不是提示后引起的渴望。本研究揭示了焦虑状态和尼古丁渴望之间的关系在暴露前后是如何变化的，这可能为针对短暂情感状态的治疗和干预工作提供信息，以防止或减少尼古丁渴望。

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Addictive behaviors 医学-药物滥用

CiteScore

8.40

自引率

4.50%

发文量

283

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： Addictive Behaviors is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality human research on addictive behaviors and disorders since 1975. The journal accepts submissions of full-length papers and short communications on substance-related addictions such as the abuse of alcohol, drugs and nicotine, and behavioral addictions involving gambling and technology. We primarily publish behavioral and psychosocial research but our articles span the fields of psychology, sociology, psychiatry, epidemiology, social policy, medicine, pharmacology and neuroscience. While theoretical orientations are diverse, the emphasis of the journal is primarily empirical. That is, sound experimental design combined with valid, reliable assessment and evaluation procedures are a requisite for acceptance. However, innovative and empirically oriented case studies that might encourage new lines of inquiry are accepted as well. Studies that clearly contribute to current knowledge of etiology, prevention, social policy or treatment are given priority. Scholarly commentaries on topical issues, systematic reviews, and mini reviews are encouraged. We especially welcome multimedia papers that incorporate video or audio components to better display methodology or findings. Studies can also be submitted to Addictive Behaviors? companion title, the open access journal Addictive Behaviors Reports, which has a particular interest in ''non-traditional'', innovative and empirically-oriented research such as negative/null data papers, replication studies, case reports on novel treatments, and cross-cultural research.