Effects of smoking dependence level on attentional bias in smokers
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey), cilt.41, sa.3, ss.485-490, 2024 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.52142/omujecm.41.3.6
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.485-490
- Anahtar Kelimeler: addiction, attentional bias, dot probe tasks, nicotine dependence
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
There is uncertainty regarding whether the degree of nicotine dependence directly impacts the increase or decrease of attentional biases towards smoking-related cues. Their relationship remains unclear. Therefore, we compared the attentional bias among smokers with varying levels of dependence. We conducted the study with 114 smokers, utilizing a Modified Stroop Paradigm and Dot Probe Tasks to assess attentional biases toward both smoking-related and neutral cues. The objective was to compare attention bias levels among individuals with varying degrees of dependence. At various levels of nicotine dependence -whether mild, moderate, or severe- individuals demonstrated a consistent attentional bias towards smoking-related cues, suggesting no significant distinction between these groups. The results of the study show that there was no discernable correlation between attentional bias concerning smoking-related stimuli and the level of nicotine dependency. The results are discussed together with the existing studies.