Affective benefits of exercise while quitting smoking: influence of smoking-specific weight concern
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2007-06-15Keywords
Adult*Affect
Exercise
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco Use Disorder
Treatment Outcome
*Weight Gain
*Women's Health
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Preventive Medicine
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The present study aimed to shed light on contradictory findings about the effects of exercise on negative affect during smoking cessation. The authors hypothesized that smoking-specific weight concern would moderate the relationship between exercise and negative affect. Baseline measures of smoking-specific weight concern, exercise, and negative affect were completed by 146 women participating in a randomized controlled trial of smoking cessation plus weight control. Exercise and negative affect were reassessed 1 week after the quit date. Among women with heightened smoking-specific weight concern, greater engagement in exercise was associated with less of an increase in negative affect. Results suggest that exercise may help temper negative affect states for women with heightened smoking-specific weight concern.Source
Psychol Addict Behav. 2007 Jun;21(2):255-60. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1037/0893-164X.21.2.255Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44987PubMed ID
17563148Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1037/0893-164X.21.2.255