Examining the Relationships between Mindfulness and Tobacco Craving Factors

Abstract

Background. Relationships between mindfulness and general craving have been documented. However, there is still no data regarding relationships between mindfulness and the different craving factors.Methods. Using data from an online survey among hospital workers smoking tobacco in France (n=127), we performed linear regression models with the four craving factors as outcomes, and dispositional mindfulness as explanatory variable.Results. After adjusting for nicotine dependence, mindfulness was negatively associated with general craving and three out of four craving factors (emotionality, compulsivity and purposefulness, but not expectancy).Conclusions. These results support the implementation of mindfulness-based interventions in the context of tobacco cessation attempt.

High-mind wandering correlates with high risk for problematic alcohol use in China and Germany

“…Mind wandering refers to the occurrence of intrusive thoughts unrelated to the current task [ 43 , 45 ]. It has been associated with craving [ 2 , 27 ], inattention and impulsivity [ 1 , 22 ], as well as with low executive control [ 30 , 44 , 45 ] and fluctuations in motivation [ 4 ]. Impairments in these emotional and cognitive domains are common in alcohol use disorder (AUD) [ 6 , 13 ].…”