Relating individual differences in the reinforcing value of smoking and dependence severity to nicotine exposure levels in vulnerable populations

Kaitlyn O. Browning, Michael J. DeSarno, Danielle R. Davis, Joanna M. Streck, Cecilia L. Bergeria, Roxanne F. Harfmann, Maria A. Parker, Sarah H. Heil, Stacey C. Sigmon, Diann E. Gaalema, Jennifer W. Tidey, Dustin C. Lee, Haley J. Tetreault, Stephen T. Higgins

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Abstract

Cigarette smoking is overrepresented in populations with psychiatric conditions and socioeconomic disadvantage. Greater understanding of the role of reinforcement and nicotine dependence in smoking among vulnerable populations may facilitate development of better targeted interventions to reduce smoking. Prior research demonstrated that individual differences in the reinforcing value of smoking and nicotine-dependence severity predicted total nicotine-exposure in vulnerable populations. The present study uses multivariate regression to address two aims: (1) Quantify the degree to which the reinforcing value of smoking, assessed using the Cigarette Purchase Task (CPT), and dependence severity assessed using the Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence and Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (B-WISDM) each account for individual differences in cotinine-plus-3′-hydroxycotinine (COT+3HC) levels. (2) Explore whether there is overlap in the variance accounted for by the CTP, FTND, and B-WISDM. Participants were 628 adults with co-morbid psychiatric conditions or socioeconomic disadvantage who smoked daily. The CPT, FTND, and B-WISDM models accounted for 23.76%, 32.45%, and 29.61% of the variance in COT+3HC levels, respectively. Adding CPT to the FTND model failed to increase the variance accounted for and adding it to the B-WISDM model did so by only 1.2% demonstrating considerable overlap in the variance in nicotine exposure levels accounted for by these three instruments. These results provide new knowledge on the relationship between individual differences in the reinforcing value of smoking and nicotine-exposure levels and suggest differences in reinforcing value may underpin a considerable portion of the variance in nicotine exposure accounted for by dependence severity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number107312
JournalPreventive Medicine
Volume165
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brief Wisconsin inventory of smoking dependence motives
  • Cigarette purchase task
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Cotinine
  • Cotinine and trans-3′-hydroxycotinine
  • Fagerström test for nicotine dependence
  • Nicotine
  • Nicotine dependence
  • Reinforcement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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