View in EDS PDF Full Text

The Great Disrupter: Relationship of Alexithymia to Emotion Regulation Processes and Smoking among Pregnant Women.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Great Disrupter: Relationship of Alexithymia to Emotion Regulation Processes and Smoking among Pregnant Women.
Authors: Linn, Braden K. (AUTHOR), Stasiewicz, Paul R. (AUTHOR), Fillo, Jennifer (AUTHOR), Bradizza, Clara M. (AUTHOR)
Source: Substance Use & Misuse. 2020, Vol. 55 Issue 7, p1113-1121. 9p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts.
Subjects: Anxiety diagnosis, Diagnosis of mental depression, Smoking & psychology, Psychological adaptation, Alexithymia, Anger, Cognitive therapy, Emotions, Longitudinal method, Path analysis (Statistics), Pregnancy & psychology, Self-control, Smoking, Smoking cessation, Treatment effectiveness, Pregnancy
Abstract: Background: Many women continue to smoke during pregnancy, despite known risks, often in response to negative affect. Recent scholarship has begun to examine factors that decrease the success of behavioral treatments for smoking cessation in pregnancy, which are the preferred interventions. Alexithymia is one factor that may interfere with smoking cessation interventions. Alexithymia restricts access to emotional information and increases propensity toward maladaptive behaviors, including smoking. However, mechanisms underlying such effects are largely unknown. Objectives: Using data from a longitudinal treatment study, the present research examined difficulties with emotion regulation as a potential mechanism linking alexithymia and smoking. Pregnant smokers (n = 73; mean age = 24.78; SD = 4.50) completed measures related to alexithymia, smoking, emotion regulation, depression, anxiety, and anger at baseline and then again following eight sessions of Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation Treatment. Results: Nearly 40% of the sample met the criteria for alexithymia. The alexithymia group reported higher depression, anxiety, and anger. They also reported more difficulties with emotion regulation. In a path analysis, baseline alexithymia had a significant positive indirect effect on number of cigarettes smoked at the end of treatment through difficulties with emotion regulation. Conclusions/Importance: Similar to other studies, alexithymia limits the understanding of emotional information necessary for selection and implementation of adaptive coping responses. Our results extend the literature by suggesting that smoking may be an attempt to manage undifferentiated and unpleasant sensations created by alexithymia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Substance Use & Misuse is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 142906402
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: The Great Disrupter: Relationship of Alexithymia to Emotion Regulation Processes and Smoking among Pregnant Women.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Linn%2C+Braden+K%2E%22">Linn, Braden K.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Stasiewicz%2C+Paul+R%2E%22">Stasiewicz, Paul R.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Fillo%2C+Jennifer%22">Fillo, Jennifer</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Bradizza%2C+Clara+M%2E%22">Bradizza, Clara M.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Substance+Use+%26+Misuse%22">Substance Use & Misuse</searchLink>. 2020, Vol. 55 Issue 7, p1113-1121. 9p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Anxiety+diagnosis%22">Anxiety diagnosis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Diagnosis+of+mental+depression%22">Diagnosis of mental depression</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Smoking+%26+psychology%22">Smoking & psychology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Psychological+adaptation%22">Psychological adaptation</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Alexithymia%22">Alexithymia</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Anger%22">Anger</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Cognitive+therapy%22">Cognitive therapy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Emotions%22">Emotions</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Longitudinal+method%22">Longitudinal method</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Path+analysis+%28Statistics%29%22">Path analysis (Statistics)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Pregnancy+%26+psychology%22">Pregnancy & psychology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Self-control%22">Self-control</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Smoking%22">Smoking</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Smoking+cessation%22">Smoking cessation</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Treatment+effectiveness%22">Treatment effectiveness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Pregnancy%22">Pregnancy</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Background: Many women continue to smoke during pregnancy, despite known risks, often in response to negative affect. Recent scholarship has begun to examine factors that decrease the success of behavioral treatments for smoking cessation in pregnancy, which are the preferred interventions. Alexithymia is one factor that may interfere with smoking cessation interventions. Alexithymia restricts access to emotional information and increases propensity toward maladaptive behaviors, including smoking. However, mechanisms underlying such effects are largely unknown. Objectives: Using data from a longitudinal treatment study, the present research examined difficulties with emotion regulation as a potential mechanism linking alexithymia and smoking. Pregnant smokers (n = 73; mean age = 24.78; SD = 4.50) completed measures related to alexithymia, smoking, emotion regulation, depression, anxiety, and anger at baseline and then again following eight sessions of Cognitive-Behavioral Smoking Cessation Treatment. Results: Nearly 40% of the sample met the criteria for alexithymia. The alexithymia group reported higher depression, anxiety, and anger. They also reported more difficulties with emotion regulation. In a path analysis, baseline alexithymia had a significant positive indirect effect on number of cigarettes smoked at the end of treatment through difficulties with emotion regulation. Conclusions/Importance: Similar to other studies, alexithymia limits the understanding of emotional information necessary for selection and implementation of adaptive coping responses. Our results extend the literature by suggesting that smoking may be an attempt to manage undifferentiated and unpleasant sensations created by alexithymia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Substance Use & Misuse is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=142906402
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1729198
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 9
        StartPage: 1113
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Anxiety diagnosis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Diagnosis of mental depression
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Smoking & psychology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Psychological adaptation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Alexithymia
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Anger
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Cognitive therapy
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Emotions
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Longitudinal method
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Path analysis (Statistics)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Pregnancy & psychology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Self-control
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Smoking
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Smoking cessation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Treatment effectiveness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Pregnancy
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: The Great Disrupter: Relationship of Alexithymia to Emotion Regulation Processes and Smoking among Pregnant Women.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Linn, Braden K.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Stasiewicz, Paul R.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Fillo, Jennifer
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Bradizza, Clara M.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 05
              Text: 2020
              Type: published
              Y: 2020
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10826084
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 55
            – Type: issue
              Value: 7
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Substance Use & Misuse
              Type: main
ResultId 1