Latinx Smokers: Evaluating Ethnic Microaggressions on Smoking Behavior and Relapse
University of Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether microaggressions relate to multimodal facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving. Additionally, the second aim is to examine whether smoking deprivation moderates the relation between microaggressions and multiple facets of smoking behavior, subjective withdrawal, and urge/craving.
Description
This proposal will employ a novel multi-modal approach to evaluate the role of microaggressions in relation to smoking lapse and topography among a sample of Latinx smokers. Adult Latinx daily smokers will attend two counterbalanced experimental sessions - (1) smoking deprivation (16 hours of smoking abstinence) and (2) smoking as usual - during which microaggressions during the relapse analog task will be assessed.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18 years of age or older * Current regular (daily) cigarette smoking for \>= 1 year * Current smoking \>= 5 cig/day and biochemically confirmed via carbon monoxide (CO) analysis * Being self-identified as Hispanic or Latino * Able to provide written, informed consent * Endorsement of at least one microaggression experience over the past 6-months Exclusion Criteria: * Endorsement of current psychotic symptoms * Active suicidality * Currently pregnant
Interventions
- BehavioralMicroaggression Recall and Relapse Analogue Task
Participants will engage in a microaggression recall task followed by the McKee Experimental Relapse Analogue Task
Location
- RESTORE Laboratory: Research on Emotion, Substance Treatment Outcomes, and Racial EquityHouston, Texas