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. 2017 Sep 7;21(2):173–179. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntx201

Table 2.

Selected Predictors of Time to Smoking Lapse and Penalized Coefficients from Elastic Net Model

Variable Coefficient
Consumption2—I drank alcohol within the last hour. 0.4054
Social2—I am around other people and at least one of them is smoking. 0.3628
Social4—I am interacting with people and at least one of them is smoking. 0.2995
Cig Avail—Cigarettes are available to me. 0.2426
Urge2—I really want to smoke. 0.2148
Restriction1–3—Is smoking allowed where you are? 0.1784
Restriction1–2—Is smoking discouraged where you are? 0.1429
Affect1—I feel irritable. 0.1269
Abstinence Self Efficacy1—I am confident in my ability to avoid smoking. −0.0921
Affect5—I feel sad. 0.0897
Consumption1—I ate something within the last 15 minutes. 0.0543
Motivation1—I am motivated to AVOID smoking. −0.0386
Urge1—I have an urge to smoke. 0.0374
Affect11—I feel calm. −0.0373
Expectancies2—I am confident that smoking would improve my mood. −0.0214
Affect9—I feel stressed. 0.0133
Motivation2—I am committed to being smoke free. −0.0078

Coefficients sorted by magnitude from highest to lowest.