Affective Vulnerabilities in Smoking Cessation

CAPER research on affective vulnerabilities and smoking cessation spans the study of distress tolerance as a mechanism underlying relapse among adolescent smokers, and developing and testing behavioral activation-based cessation interventions for adult and adolescent smokers with a focus on reward processing underlying treatment effects. These programs of research include novel basic laboratory and neuroimaging paradigms integrated with clinical outcomes.

Key Publications:

MacPherson, L., Tull, M. T., Matusiewicz, A., Rodman, S., Strong, D.R., Kahler, C.W., Hopko, D., Zvolensky, M., Brown, R.B., & Lejuez, C.W. (2010). Randomized controlled trial of behavioral activation smoking cessation treatment for smokers with elevated depressive symptoms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 55-61.


MacPherson, L. & Myers, M.G. (2010). Examination of a process model of adolescent smoking self-change efforts in relation to gender. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 19, 48-65.


Myers, M.G., & MacPherson, L. (2009). Assessing coping with temptations for adolescent smoking: A preliminary study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11, 940-944.


MacPherson, L., Stipelman, B.A., Duplinsky, M., Brown, R.A., & Lejuez, C.W. (2008). Distress tolerance and pre-smoking treatment attrition: Examination of moderating relationships. Addictive Behaviors, 33, 1385-1393.


MacPherson, L., Strong, D.R., & Myers, M.G. (2008). Using an item response model to examine the nicotine dependence construct as characterized by the HONC and the mFTQ among adolescent smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 33, 880-894.


MacPherson, L., Strong, D.R., Kahler, C.W., Abrantes, A.M., Ramsey, S., & Brown, R.A. (2007). Association of post smoking treatment change with future smoking and cessation efforts among adolescents with psychiatric comorbidity. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9, 1297-1307.


Brown, R. A., Lejuez, C. W., Kahler, C. W., Strong, D. R., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2005). Distress tolerance and early smoking lapse. Clinical Psychology Review, 25, 713-733.


Brown, R. A., Lejuez, C. W., Kahler, C. W., & Strong, D. (2002). Distress tolerance and duration of past smoking cessation attempts. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 111, 180-185.


Funding:

R01DA18730 (MacPherson, PI; Lejuez, Co-I)

R21DA29445 (MacPherson, PI; Lejuez, Co-I)

K23DA23143 (MacPherson, PI)

R01 DA15375 (Lejuez, PI)