Abstract

Boredom is one of the main reported motives for smoking. However, scarce research has examined the relationship between boredom susceptibility and abstinence achievement in treatment-seeking smokers. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating effect of anxiety symptoms in the relationship between boredom susceptibility and abstinence at the end of a smoking cessation treatment. The sample was composed of 481 Spanish smokers who received a cognitive-behavioral treatment to quit (M_age= 45.51, SD = 11.16; 60.6% female). The Boredom Susceptibility subscale of the Sensation Seeking Scale Form-V and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used. Pearson correlations and mediation analyses were conducted to examine the relationships between the study variables. Boredom susceptibility was significantly and positively correlated to anxiety symptoms, but not to abstinence. Anxiety symptoms were significantly and negatively correlated to abstinence. A significant indirect effect of boredom susceptibility on abstinence at the end of treatment through anxiety symptoms was found. There was no direct relation between boredom susceptibility and abstinence. These findings extend previous literature by showing that higher boredom susceptibility is associated with less likelihood to be abstinent at the end of the treatment through higher anxiety symptoms. These results highlight the relevance of considering the inclusion of boredom and anxiety management techniques in smoking cessation interventions.

摘要

据报道，无聊是吸烟的主要动机之一。然而，很少有研究调查寻求治疗的吸烟者的无聊易感性和戒烟成就之间的关系。本研究的目的是检查焦虑症状在戒烟治疗结束时无聊易感性和戒烟之间关系中的中介作用。该样本由 481 名接受认知行为治疗以戒烟的西班牙吸烟者组成（M _age= 45.51，标准差 = 11.16；60.6% 女性）。使用感觉寻求量表 Form-V 的无聊易感性子量表和贝克焦虑量表。进行皮尔逊相关和中介分析以检查研究变量之间的关系。无聊易感性与焦虑症状显着正相关，但与禁欲无关。焦虑症状与戒烟呈显着负相关。发现无聊易感性通过焦虑症状对治疗结束时的戒断产生显着的间接影响。无聊易感性和禁欲之间没有直接关系。这些发现扩展了之前的文献，表明更高的无聊易感性与治疗结束时因更高的焦虑症状而戒烟的可能性更小相关。这些结果强调了考虑将无聊和焦虑管理技术纳入戒烟干预措施的相关性。