Research has suggested that individuals with greater dispositional mindfulness (ie,
nonjudgmental, present-focused attention) are more likely to quit smoking, but the …

Trait positive urgency is characterised by risky and maladaptive actions in response to
extreme positive affective states. Positive urgency has previously been shown to be a risk …

There have been inconsistent findings regarding the relationship of mindfulness to
substance use disorders, which may be attributable in part to measurement issues and the …

Background Elevated positive affect is associated with craving for substances of abuse, yet
little is known about regulation of positive emotion in substance use disorders. This study …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a disorder that develops in some individuals who
have experienced or witnessed a dangerous, scary, or shocking event, or as a consequence …

Objective: Negative reinforcement models suggest that negative affect should predict event-
level substance use, however, supporting daily-life evidence is lacking. One reason may be …

Substance use disorders (SUD) can be a chronic relapsing condition that is often
stigmatized by friends, family, and the broader community. Craving, the intense desire or …

Individuals with mood disorders smoke at a disproportionate rate than the general
population. Mindfulness appears as an effective intervention to reduce smoking cessation …

This dissertation is a two-part ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study that focuses
on two transdiagnostic elements surrounding negative affect and avoidant emotion …

Background and Objectives Prevailing literature explains how depression, compulsion, and
mindfulness affect heroin use; however, there is no comprehensive framework that explains …