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Pain Severity and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes: The Moderating Role of Perceived Discrimination

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  • Brooke Y. Redmond

    (Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Aniqua Salwa

    (Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Tanya Smit

    (Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Joseph W. Ditre

    (Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA)

  • Lorra Garey

    (Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

  • Michael J. Zvolensky

    (Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA
    Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Health Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

Abstract

Latinx individuals experience significant health disparities related to smoking cessation in the United States (US). Although past works have consistently implicated pain in the maintenance of smoking behavior, limited research has examined the role of social determinants (e.g., perceived discrimination) in pain–smoking relations. The current study sought to examine the moderating role of perceived discrimination in the relation between pain severity and smoking abstinence expectancies (i.e., a cognitive factor related to poor smoking outcomes) among 226 Latinx individuals who currently smoke cigarettes ( M age = 34.95 years; SD = 8.62; 38.5% female). The results indicated a statistically significant interaction between pain severity and perceived discrimination with regard to smoking abstinence expectancies (i.e., negative mood, somatic symptoms, harmful consequences, and positive consequences). Post-hoc analyses revealed the association of pain severity and negative mood, harmful consequences, and positive consequences smoking abstinence expectancies evident for individuals with higher perceived discrimination. Moreover, the association between pain severity and somatic symptoms smoking abstinence expectancies was stronger for individuals with higher perceived discrimination. Overall, these results suggest that clinical and community-based public health strategies may benefit from addressing the role of perceived discrimination among Latinx individuals who smoke cigarettes in the context of pain.

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  • Brooke Y. Redmond & Aniqua Salwa & Tanya Smit & Joseph W. Ditre & Lorra Garey & Michael J. Zvolensky, 2023. "Pain Severity and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes: The Moderating Role of Perceived Discrimination," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:2:p:1079-:d:1028373
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