Examining the Relationships between Mindfulness and Tobacco Craving Factors

Abstract

Background

Relationships between mindfulness and general craving have been documented. However, there is still no data regarding relationships between mindfulness and the different craving factors.

Methods

Using data from an online survey among hospital workers smoking tobacco in France (n = 127), we performed linear regression models with the four craving factors as outcomes, and dispositional mindfulness as explanatory variable.

Results

After adjusting for nicotine dependence, mindfulness was negatively associated with general craving and three out of four craving factors (emotionality, compulsivity and purposefulness, but not expectancy).

Conclusions

These results support the implementation of mindfulness-based interventions in the context of tobacco cessation attempt.

Keywords:

• Mindfulness
• craving
• tobacco

Acknowledgments

We thank all the survey participants.

Declaration of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.