Abstract
The present study examined past-month pain severity in relation to e-cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting e-cigarettes, and beliefs about risks associated with using e-cigarettes. Participants were 322 e-cigarette users from the United States (60.2% female, Mage= 36.78 years, SD = 10.62). Results indicated that pain severity was significantly and positively related to e-cigarette dependence, perceived risks of e-cigarette use, and perceived barriers to quitting e-cigarettes. The observed effects were evident above and beyond the variance accounted for by sex, age, education, income, dual cigarette use, frequency of e-cigarette use, and perceived health status. The present study provides novel empirical evidence that pain experience is related to a moderate, yet clinically-meaningful, proportion of the variance in e-cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting e-cigarettes, and beliefs about e-cigarette risks. These findings suggest there is merit to exploring the role of pan experience in the onset and maintenance of e-cigarette use.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Journal of Behavioral Medicine |
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| State | Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018 |
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Keywords
- Beliefs
- Dependence
- Electronic cigarette
- Pain
- Pain severity
- Tobacco
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Current pain severity and electronic cigarettes : an initial empirical investigation. / Zvolensky, Michael J.; Garey, Lorra; Mayorga, Nubia A.; Rogers, Andrew H.; Orr, Michael F.; Ditre, Joseph W; Peraza, Natalia.
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AU - Zvolensky, Michael J.
AU - Garey, Lorra
AU - Mayorga, Nubia A.
AU - Rogers, Andrew H.
AU - Orr, Michael F.
AU - Ditre, Joseph W
AU - Peraza, Natalia
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The present study examined past-month pain severity in relation to e-cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting e-cigarettes, and beliefs about risks associated with using e-cigarettes. Participants were 322 e-cigarette users from the United States (60.2% female, Mage= 36.78 years, SD = 10.62). Results indicated that pain severity was significantly and positively related to e-cigarette dependence, perceived risks of e-cigarette use, and perceived barriers to quitting e-cigarettes. The observed effects were evident above and beyond the variance accounted for by sex, age, education, income, dual cigarette use, frequency of e-cigarette use, and perceived health status. The present study provides novel empirical evidence that pain experience is related to a moderate, yet clinically-meaningful, proportion of the variance in e-cigarette dependence, perceived barriers for quitting e-cigarettes, and beliefs about e-cigarette risks. These findings suggest there is merit to exploring the role of pan experience in the onset and maintenance of e-cigarette use.
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