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American Psychological Association, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2(28), p. 580-585, 2014

DOI: 10.1037/a0036512

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Mindfulness Predicts Lower Affective Volatility among African Americans During Smoking Cessation

Journal article published in 2014 by Claire E. Adams, Minxing Chen, Lin Guo, Cho Y. Lam, Diana W. Stewart, Virmarie Correa-Fernández, Miguel A. Cano ORCID, Whitney L. Heppner, Jennifer Irvin Vidrine ORCID, Yisheng Li ORCID, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Paul M. Cinciripini, David W. Wetter ORCID
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Abstract

Recent research suggests that mindfulness benefits emotion regulation and smoking cessation. However, the mechanisms by which mindfulness affects emotional and behavioral functioning are unclear. One potential mechanism, lower affective volatility, has not been empirically tested during smoking cessation. This study examined longitudinal associations among mindfulness and emotional responding over the course of smoking cessation treatment among predominantly low-socioeconomic status (SES) African American smokers, who are at high risk for relapse to smoking and tobacco-related health disparities. Participants (N = 399, 51% female, mean age=42, 48% with annual income