Table 4.
Partial correlations of trait variables with changes in smoking abstinence symptoms from baseline in abstainers.
| Trait with SAS | Partial Correlations Controlling for Treatment Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trait | SAS | |||
| D3 | D24 | D67 | ||
| NEO-Anger | Anger | −.154 | .068 | .187 |
| Anxiety | −.119 | .000 | .140 | |
| Depression | −.108 | .102 | .240* | |
| PANAS-NA | −.024 | .133 | .241* | |
| PANAS-PA | .185 | .022 | .053 | |
| Craving | .125 | .353** | .410** | |
| NEO-Anxiety | Anger | .006 | .179 | .244* |
| Anxiety | .029 | .161 | .241* | |
| Depression | .066 | .197 | .353** | |
| PANAS-NA | .070 | .331** | .257* | |
| PANAS-PA | .063 | .026 | −.040 | |
| Craving | .284* | .391** | .356** | |
| NEO-Depression | Anger | .133 | .228 | .316** |
| Anxiety | .096 | .128 | .212 | |
| Depression | .018 | .159 | .263* | |
| PANAS-NA | .133 | .193 | .237* | |
| PANAS-PA | .172 | .108 | .116 | |
| Craving | .283* | .332** | .370** | |
| NEO-Neuroticism | Anger | .065 | .245* | .312** |
| Anxiety | .051 | .185 | .290* | |
| Depression | .033 | .189 | .315** | |
| PANAS-NA | .080 | .264* | .269* | |
| PANAS-PA | .149 | .052 | .038 | |
| Craving | .302** | .432** | .438** | |
| FTND | Anger | −.060 | .006 | −.026 |
| Anxiety | −.018 | −.019 | −.092 | |
| Depression | .064 | .003 | .002 | |
| PANAS-NA | −.016 | .015 | .038 | |
| PANAS-PA | −.096 | .010 | −.112 | |
| Craving | −.112 | −.038 | −.122 | |
Note. AS = abstinence symptom z-score change from baseline for a given dependent variable (DV). Partial correlations are across the three treatment groups (N = 77) controlling for treatment type.
*
= p < .05;
**
= p < .01.
On the third day of abstinence change in craving was the only variable to correlate with NA-related traits; while on day 67 (when off medications) 13 of the 16 NA trait correlations with NA-related SASs were significant and Craving was significantly correlated with all NA traits after 67 days of abstinence. FTND scores did not correlate with any SASs at any point in time.