Adrienne J. Heinz

Publication Details

• Adolescents' expectancies for smoking to regulate affect predict smoking behavior and nicotine dependence over time.

  Heinz AJ, Kassel JD, Berbaum M, Mermelstein R. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010; 111 (1-2): 128-35

  Mounting evidence suggests that individuals smoke, in part, to regulate affective experience (e.g., tension reduction, mood enhancement). Implicit in such motives is the expectancy or belief that smoking will decrease negative affect and increase positive affect. The contribution of cognitively-driven expectancies to the initiation and continuation of smoking during adolescence remains largely uninvestigated. The current study examined the influence of negative affect relief expectancies (NAREs) for smoking on smoking behavior and nicotine dependence using longitudinal data from a study on the emotional and social contexts of youth smoking.

  PubMedID: 20547013