Morning emotions are associated with smoking urges and likelihood of smoking in the afternoon

What is it about?

This study indicates that individuals who experience higher than usual negative affect on a given morning may be at heightened risk for smoking urges and smoking behavior later in the day whereas on mornings when individuals experience higher than usual positive affect, their risk for smoking urges later in the day may be reduced.

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Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash

Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Findings from this study suggest that even if negative affect is heightened overall during a quit attempt, interventions might still support individuals in their smoking cessation goals by catching them on mornings when their negative affect is unusually high and providing just-in-time aid.