2017
Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth
Weckler H, Kong G, Larsen H, Cousijn J, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Impulsivity and Approach Tendencies Towards Cigarette Stimuli: Implications for Cigarette Smoking and Cessation Behaviors Among Youth. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 363-372. PMID: 29048185, PMCID: PMC6849389, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleExperiential Discounting TaskApproach tendenciesAdolescent smokersApproach bias modificationEffect of impulsivityConstruct of impulsivityAdolescent smoking statusHigher BIS scoresBias modificationCigarette stimuliSmoking statusHigh impulsivityImpulsiveness ScaleImpulsivitySham trainingStudy 1Study 2Adolescents' oddsSmoking cessation interventionCessation outcomesBIS scoresTreatment studiesSmoking behaviorAn Open-Label Pilot Study of an Intervention Using Mobile Phones to Deliver Contingency Management of Tobacco Abstinence to High School Students
Kong G, Goldberg AL, Dallery J, Krishnan-Sarin S. An Open-Label Pilot Study of an Intervention Using Mobile Phones to Deliver Contingency Management of Tobacco Abstinence to High School Students. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2017, 25: 333-337. PMID: 29048181, PMCID: PMC5687821, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent smokersEnd of treatmentPerson cognitive-behavioural therapyCognitive behavioral therapyDaily adolescent smokersCarbon monoxide samplesSeven-day point prevalence abstinencePoint prevalence abstinenceValid videosSmoking cessation interventionParticipants' perceptionsTobacco abstinenceText messagesPilot studyPreliminary efficacyDaily text messagesMonetary incentivesCessation interventionsRemote deliveryAbstinenceParticipantsStudy findingsSaliva samplesSmokersIntervention
2015
Predicting Initiation of Smoking Cessation Treatment and Outcome among Adolescents Using Stressful Life Events and Coping Style
Schepis TS, Cavallo DA, Kong G, Liss T, Liss A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Predicting Initiation of Smoking Cessation Treatment and Outcome among Adolescents Using Stressful Life Events and Coping Style. Substance Abuse 2015, 36: 478-485. PMID: 25424569, PMCID: PMC5507612, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2014.983585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-control resourcesLife event stressorsBehavioral copingLife eventsAbstinence statusHelpless copingCessation treatmentContingency managementStressful life eventsSupport copingAvoidant copingCBT treatmentBehavior useCoping stylesTotal life eventsAdolescent smokersTreatment abstinenceAdolescent smokingCopingPsychosocial characteristicsCessation outcomesGreater useQuit attemptsTreatment initiationAbstinenceRe-training automatic action tendencies to approach cigarettes among adolescent smokers: a pilot study
Kong G, Larsen H, Cavallo DA, Becker D, Cousijn J, Salemink E, D’Escury-Koenigs A, Morean ME, Wiers RW, Krishnan-Sarin S. Re-training automatic action tendencies to approach cigarettes among adolescent smokers: a pilot study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2015, 41: 425-432. PMID: 26186485, PMCID: PMC4561007, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1049492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive bias modificationCognitive behavioral therapyApproach biasesAdolescent smokersAction tendenciesAutomatic action tendenciesSeven-day point prevalence abstinenceSmoking cessation outcomesApproach biasBias modificationAvoidance biasesSmoking stimuliComputerized tasksBehavioral therapyPoint prevalence abstinenceTreatment conditionsSham trainingSham conditionCessation outcomesFuture researchBiasesCBM approachPilot studyLarge sampleAdolescents
2014
Contingency management improves smoking cessation treatment outcomes among highly impulsive adolescent smokers relative to cognitive behavioral therapy
Morean ME, Kong G, Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Carroll KM, Pittman B, Krishnan-Sarin S. Contingency management improves smoking cessation treatment outcomes among highly impulsive adolescent smokers relative to cognitive behavioral therapy. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 42: 86-90. PMID: 25462659, PMCID: PMC4285343, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyImpulsive adolescentsAdolescent smokersContingency managementBehavioral therapyPoint prevalence abstinenceSelf-reported abstinenceEfficacy of CBTInteraction of impulsivitySelf-reported impulsivityBarratt Impulsiveness ScalePercent days abstinentSelf-reported abstinence ratesCessation treatment outcomeSmoking cessation trialImpulsiveness ScaleDays abstinentSignificant deficitsLinear modelingAdolescentsEOT abstinenceTreatment outcomesImpulsivityTeen smokersCessation trialMarijuana and Alcohol Use and Attempted Smoking Cessation in Adolescent Boys and Girls
Camenga DR, Kong G, Bagot K, Hoff RA, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S. Marijuana and Alcohol Use and Attempted Smoking Cessation in Adolescent Boys and Girls. Substance Abuse 2014, 35: 381-386. PMID: 25174418, PMCID: PMC4268029, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2014.958207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette quit attemptsFrequent binge drinkingQuit attemptsAlcohol useAdolescent smokersBinge drinkingMarijuana useCurrent cigarette smokersFemale adolescent smokersGender-related associationCross-sectional surveyLogistic regression modelsSmoking cessationCigarette smokersSignificant gender interactionDecreased oddsHealth behaviorsGreater substance usePast monthSmokersSubstance useImplicit Motivational Processes Underlying Smoking in American and Dutch Adolescents
Larsen H, Kong G, Becker D, Cousijn J, Boendermaker W, Cavallo D, Krishnan-Sarin S, Wiers R. Implicit Motivational Processes Underlying Smoking in American and Dutch Adolescents. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2014, 5: 51. PMID: 24904435, PMCID: PMC4032927, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive biasesDutch adolescentsAttentional biasInhibition skillsAmerican adolescentsNicotine dependenceBalloon Analogue Risk TaskApproach-avoidance biasEmotional Stroop taskStronger attentional biasImplicit Association TaskApproach-avoidance taskDrug-related stimuliGroup of smokersAvoidance biasGreater nicotine dependenceStroop taskMotivational processesNeutral stimuliRelative predictive valueAssociation taskNon-smoking adolescentsRisk TaskAdolescent smokersDaily cigarette use
2013
An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence–contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy
Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo DA, Cooney JL, Schepis TS, Kong G, Liss TB, Liss AK, McMahon TJ, Nich C, Babuscio T, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM. An exploratory randomized controlled trial of a novel high-school-based smoking cessation intervention for adolescent smokers using abstinence–contingent incentives and cognitive behavioral therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 346-351. PMID: 23523130, PMCID: PMC3748248, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation interventionCognitive behavioral therapyAbstinence-contingent incentivesAdolescent smokersCessation interventionsBehavioral therapyCigarette useEffective smoking cessation interventionsUrine cotinine levelsPoint prevalence abstinenceShort-term abstinenceSecondary outcomesCotinine levelsPrimary outcomeCessation treatmentCessation barriersCessation skillsFirst cigaretteFollow-upSmokersHigher abstinenceSurvival analysisNovel interventionsFour weeksHigh school
2012
A preliminary experimental investigation of peer influence on risk-taking among adolescent smokers and non-smokers
Cavalca E, Kong G, Liss T, Reynolds EK, Schepis TS, Lejuez CW, Krishnan-Sarin S. A preliminary experimental investigation of peer influence on risk-taking among adolescent smokers and non-smokers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 129: 163-166. PMID: 23131775, PMCID: PMC3578974, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer influenceRisk-taking behaviorAdolescent risk-taking behaviorMeasures of impulsivityBIS-11 scoresAdolescent smokersDependent measuresCounterbalanced orderExperimental sessionsPeer componentLaboratory settingAdolescentsSignificant interactionRelationship of changesSmoking statusEpidemiological evidenceTobacco useSmokersImpulsivityMean numberMeasuresGreater increaseRelationshipTaskSimilar relationship