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. 2009 Nov 23;12(1):19–28. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp167

Table 3.

Comparisons of smoking abstinence and reinstatement effects across groups

Abstinence effecta
Reinstatement effectb, c
Omnibus test
ABST vs. NONSMK
ABST vs. ADLIB
ABST vs. ADLIB
F d F d F d F d
Self-report measures
    MNWS totald 12.24† 1.06 23.86† 1.37 9.52** 0.72
        Angry/irritable/frustrated 8.37*** 0.87 16.73† 1.05 4.45* 0.51
        Anxious/nervous 4.89* 0.67 7.06** 0.64 7.52** 0.75
        Difficulty concentrating 3.81* 0.59 7.52** 0.67 ns
        Impatient/restless 19.66† 1.37 30.72† 1.46 27.85† 1.31
        Appetite/hunger 4.49* 0.64 7.98** 0.78 5.08* 0.53
        Insomnia ns ns ns
        Depressed 6.59** 0.77 ns 4.93* −0.57
        Craving 15.45† 1.19 17.74† 1.39 27.35† 1.09
    PANAS-Negative Affect 12.78† 1.08 15.97† 0.94 21.71† 1.17 13.39*** −0.97
    PANAS-Positive Affect ns ns ns ns
    QSU total 170.65† 3.94 249.88† 3.58 258.90† 3.45 161.32† −3.37
    QSU-Factor 1 216.66† 4.44 318.95† 4.17 327.06† 3.88 206.62† −3.80
    QSU-Factor 2 89.96† 2.86 130.63† 2.55 137.54† 2.52 82.30† −2.41
Cognitive performance tasks
    Code substitutione ns ns ns ns
    Delayed recalle ns ns ns ns
    Two-letter searchf 3.15* 0.64 ns 8.90** 0.60 5.87* −0.75
    Pattern recognition ns ns ns ns
    Running memoryg ns ns ns ns
    Four-choice serial RTg ns 4.09* 0.67 ns 11.46** −1.04

Note. Nonsignificant findings not displayed. ABST = abstinent smokers; ADLIB = nonabstinent smokers; MNWS = Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale; NONSMK = nonsmokers; PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; QSU = Questionnaire of Smoking Urges—Brief; RT = reaction time; S1 = Session 1; S2 = Session 2; T1 = Time 1 (presmoking for ABST); T2 = Time 2 (postsmoking for ABST).

a

Comparisons based on S2-T1 to S1difference score.

b

Comparisons based on S2-T2 to S2-T1 difference score.

c

n = 28 because of missing data.

d

MNWS not administered at S2-T2.

e

Task administered to a subset of participants (NONSMK, n = 20; ABST, n = 20; ADLIB, n = 19).

f

NONSMK (n = 22), ABST (n = 21), ADLIB (n = 21).

g

NONSMK (n = 22), ABST (n = 21), ADLIB (n = 18).

*p < .05; **p < .01; ****p < .00; †p < .0001.