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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2016 Apr 28;25(4):267–274. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12379

Table 2.

Main and Interactive Effects of anxiety sensitivity and dysphoria for the criterion variables.

Smoking Negative Affect Reduction Expectancies

β T p R2 Change
Step 1
Gender .13 2.82 .005
Neuroticism .31 6.42 <.001
AUDIT .12 2.72 .007
CPD .12 2.98 .003
Medical Problems −.10 −2.35 .02
Axis I Disorder .03 .71 .47 .19***
Non-alc-abuse .00 .17 .85
Step 2
Dysphoria .23 3.78 <.001
AS .01 .16 .86 .03***
Step 3
Dysphoria * AS −.34 −2.11 .03 <.01*

Perceived Barriers to Cessation

β t p R2 Change
Step 1
Gender .17 3.81 <.001
Neuroticism .26 5.40 <.001
AUDIT .06 1.42 .15
CPD .10 2.33 .02
Medical Problems .01 .14 .88
Axis I Disorder .02 .53 .59 .14***
Non-alc-abuse .02 .41 .67
Step 2
Dysphoria .33 5.45 <.001
AS .07 1.29 .19 .08***
Step 3
Dysphoria * AS −.42 −2.64 .01 .01**

Smoking-specific Experiential Avoidance

β t p R2 Change
Step 1
Gender .15 3.18 .002
Neuroticism .14 2.87 .004
AUDIT .05 1.09 .27
CPD .17 3.89 <.001
Medical Problems .05 1.13 .25
Axis I Disorder .05 1.00 .31 .10***
Non-alc-abuse .03 .71 .47
Step 2
Dysphoria .28 4.37 <.001
AS .08 1.45 .14 .06***
Step 3
Dysphoria * AS −.35 −2.11 .03 .01*

Note. N=448;

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001.

Gender (0=male; 1=female);

Neuroticism = Big Five Inventory– Neuroticism subscale1; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – total score2; CPD = Number of cigarettes per day during past week per the Smoking History Questionnaire3; Medical Problems = Tobacco-related medical illnesses per the Medical Screening Questionnaire; Axis I Disorder = Current Axis I disorder (other than substance abuse problems) per the Structured Clinical Interview—Non-Patient Version for DSM-IV (0=no; 1=yes)4; Non-alc-abuse = Current non-alcohol substance abuse/dependence diagnosis per the Structured Clinical Interview—Non-Patient Version for DSM-IV (0=no; 1=yes)4; Dysphoria= Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS) Dysphoria subscale5; AS= Anxiety Sensitivity Index-III – total score.6