Implicit motivational processes underlying smoking in American and Dutch adolescents

Research demonstrates that cognitive biases toward drug-related stimuli are correlated with substance use. This study aimed to investigate differences in cognitive biases (including approach bias, attentional bias and memory associations) between smoking and non-smoking adolescents in the US and the Netherlands. Within the group of smokers, we examined the relative predictive value of the cognitive biases and impulsivity related constructs (i.e.,including inhibition skills, working memory and risk taking) on daily smoking and nicotine dependence.Method: A total of 125 American and Dutch adoles... Mehr ...