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Depression in Vulnerable and Nonvulnerable Smokers After a Failure Experience: Examining Cognitive Self-Regulation and Motivation
Walter D. Scott, Ph.D.1*,
Christopher G. Beevers, Ph.D.2,
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Robin J. Mermelstein, Ph.D.3
1 University of Wyoming
2 University of Texas at Austin
3 University of Illinois at Chicago
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: wscott{at}uwyo.edu.
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The present study extended previous tests of cognitive priming theories of depression by examining cognitive self-regulatory, motivational, and affective functioning of depression-vulnerable and nonvulnerable individuals after a failure experience. Participants were enrolled in a clinic-based smoking cessation program that consisted of seven group meetings. Major findings show that compared to the nonvulnerable group, depression-vulnerable individuals were less motivated to quit and experienced more negative affect, but only after a failure to quit smoking. However, after controlling for actual smoking rate, depression-vulnerable individuals did not evaluate their success any more negatively, nor did they indicate lower self-efficacy for quitting. Results are discussed in terms of cognitive self-regulatory and affect temperament models of motivation and depression.
First published on December 19, 2007, doi:10.1177/0145445507310484
Behavior Modification 2008;32:519.
A more recent version of this article appeared on July 1, 2008
This version was published on December
19, 2007
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