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Attentional and approach biases for smoking cues in smokers: an investigation of competing theoretical views of addiction

Attentional and approach biases for smoking cues in smokers: an investigation of competing theoretical views of addiction
Attentional and approach biases for smoking cues in smokers: an investigation of competing theoretical views of addiction
Rationale Different theories of addiction make conflicting predictions about whether attentional and approach biases for smoking-related cues are enhanced, or reduced, as a function of the level of nicotine dependence. Objective These theoretical views were evaluated by examining cognitive biases in smokers. Methods We monitored the eye movements of 41 smokers (predominantly young adults, who smoked from one to 40 cigarettes per day) as they completed a visual probe task in which smoking-related and matched control pictures were presented. Participants also completed a stimulus-response compatibility task, which measured the tendency to approach smoking-related cues, and a rating task. Results Smokers with lower levels of nicotine dependence showed greater maintained attention and faster approach responses to smoking-related cues. Longer gaze times for smoking cues were associated not only with lower levels of nicotine dependence, but also with higher levels of craving. Conclusions Overall, the results seem consistent with an integrated incentive-habit model of addiction.
attentional bias, approach bias, nicotine dependence, eye movements, drug cues, craving
0033-3158
333-341
Mogg, Karin
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Field, Matt
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Bradley, Brendan P.
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Mogg, Karin
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Field, Matt
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Bradley, Brendan P.
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Mogg, Karin, Field, Matt and Bradley, Brendan P. (2005) Attentional and approach biases for smoking cues in smokers: an investigation of competing theoretical views of addiction. Psychopharmacology, 180 (2), 333-341. (doi:10.1007/s00213-005-2158-x).

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Abstract

Rationale Different theories of addiction make conflicting predictions about whether attentional and approach biases for smoking-related cues are enhanced, or reduced, as a function of the level of nicotine dependence. Objective These theoretical views were evaluated by examining cognitive biases in smokers. Methods We monitored the eye movements of 41 smokers (predominantly young adults, who smoked from one to 40 cigarettes per day) as they completed a visual probe task in which smoking-related and matched control pictures were presented. Participants also completed a stimulus-response compatibility task, which measured the tendency to approach smoking-related cues, and a rating task. Results Smokers with lower levels of nicotine dependence showed greater maintained attention and faster approach responses to smoking-related cues. Longer gaze times for smoking cues were associated not only with lower levels of nicotine dependence, but also with higher levels of craving. Conclusions Overall, the results seem consistent with an integrated incentive-habit model of addiction.

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Published date: 2005
Keywords: attentional bias, approach bias, nicotine dependence, eye movements, drug cues, craving

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Local EPrints ID: 40172
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/40172
ISSN: 0033-3158
PURE UUID: 0e61f3c3-0a5e-41bb-851b-87781275ffc6
ORCID for Brendan P. Bradley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2801-4271

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Date deposited: 04 Jul 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:19

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Author: Karin Mogg
Author: Matt Field

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