Mindfulness Predicts Lower Affective Volatility among African Americans During Smoking Cessation

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dc.citation.firstpage580en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePsychology of Addictive Behaviorsen_US
dc.citation.lastpage585en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber28en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Claire E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Minxingen_US
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Linen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, Cho Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Diana W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCorrea-Fernández, Virmarieen_US
dc.contributor.authorCano, Miguel A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHeppner, Whitney L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVidrine, Jennifer Irvinen_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yishengen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhluwalia, Jasjit S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCinciripini, Paul M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWetter, David W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-05T18:38:33Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-02-05T18:38:33Zen_US
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent 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 <$10,000) completed a baseline measure of trait mindfulness. Negative affect, positive affect, and depressive symptoms were assessed at five time points during smoking cessation treatment (up to 31 days postquit). Volatility indices were calculated to quantify within-person instability of emotional symptoms over time. Over and above demographic characteristics, nicotine dependence, and abstinence status, greater baseline trait mindfulness predicted lower volatility of negative affect and depressive symptoms surrounding the quit attempt and up to 1 month postquit, ps < 0.05. Although volatility did not mediate the association between greater mindfulness and smoking cessation, these results are the first to show that mindfulness is linked to lower affective volatility (or greater stability) of negative emotions during the course of smoking cessation. The present study suggests that mindfulness is linked to greater emotional stability and augments the study of mindfulness in diverse populations. Future studies should examine the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on volatility and whether lower volatility explains effects of mindfulness-based treatments on smoking cessation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdams, Claire E., Chen, Minxing, Guo, Lin, et al.. "Mindfulness Predicts Lower Affective Volatility among African Americans During Smoking Cessation." <i>Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,</i> 28, no. 2 (2014) American Psychological Association: 580-585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0036512.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0036512en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88404en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association.en_US
dc.subject.keywordmindfulnessen_US
dc.subject.keywordvolatilityen_US
dc.subject.keywordsmokingen_US
dc.subject.keywordemotion regulationen_US
dc.subject.keywordAfrican Americansen_US
dc.titleMindfulness Predicts Lower Affective Volatility among African Americans During Smoking Cessationen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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