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- Social anxiety (SA) is linked to increased craving for cigarettes in smokers during social stress, particularly for those with higher levels of trait SA and those who smoke to cope with their anxiety.
- Participants in a study reported their cravings while engaging in a stressful social task after 24 hours of nicotine deprivation.
- The findings suggest that those with a tendency to use smoking as a coping mechanism for social anxiety may face heightened cravings, potentially leading to continued smoking or relapse, regardless of other factors like nicotine dependence or depression.
Article Abstract
Background: Previous research indicates that social anxiety (SA) is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking behaviors. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this relationship. The current study tested the effects of state and trait levels of SA as well as smoking to cope with symptoms of SA on craving during a social stressor task in abstinent conditions.
Methods: Participants (n = 60) were daily smokers, aged 18-30. Participants attended two sessions: a baseline session and a second session, wherein they engaged in a social stressor task while deprived from nicotine for 24 h. Subjective ratings of cigarette craving and state levels of SA were assessed six times throughout the task. Data were analyzed via multilevel modeling.
Results: Both trait SA and some forms of smoking to cope with symptoms of SA were more likely to predict increased craving during times of high, relative to low, social stress. Further, individuals with higher state SA, greater smoking to cope behaviors, and those who experience greater relief of social distress by smoking experienced greater craving throughout the task. These effects remained after controlling for nicotine dependence, withdrawal symptoms, depression, and other symptoms of anxiety and stress. Smoking to cope with symptoms of SA did not moderate the relationship between state SA and craving.
Conclusions: Smokers high in SA (state and trait) and smoking to cope with symptoms of SA may be at risk for continued smoking and relapse because of the intensity of cravings they experience during stressful social situations.
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