Ecological momentary assessment of delay discounting, reward valuation, and craving in very light cigarette users.

Heightened delay discounting has been linked to adverse smoking cessation outcomes, including among light cigarette users. Few studies have evaluated delay discounting's proposed mechanism, preference reversal (concurrent increases in valuation of/craving for desired objects), and none have done so in naturalistic settings. We examined how person-level delay discounting moderated the within-person association between cigarette valuation and craving among very light daily cigarette users who were financially incentivized to abstain.

Momentary associations between affect and craving as a function of perceived smoking opportunity in young adults smoking 1-5 cigarettes per day: An ecological momentary assessment study.

Background: Very light daily smoking (1-5 cigarettes/day) is associated with adverse consequences and is prevalent among young adults. Evidence suggests that perceived smoking opportunity modulates links between affect and craving in adults with heavier smoking patterns (e.g.