Affective reactivity to a remote computer-based Trier Social Stress Test during a planned quit attempt: associations with short-term cigarette smoking lapse risk.
When smokers trying to quit experience heightened anxiety during a stressful task while already deprived of nicotine, they are more likely to smoke cigarettes and relapse within 48 hours. The study suggests that measuring anxiety responses might help identify smokers at higher risk of early failure in quit attempts.
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