A Preliminary Examination of Reward Processing and Loneliness in Cigarette Smokers
These results suggest anticipatory reward processing may play a particularly important role in loneliness among people who smoke cigarettes. Further research explicating the direct impact of chronic nicotine use on anticipatory reward processing and interventions targeting reward processing for this population is warranted.
Authors
- Raúl González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5431-4828)
- Moria J. Smoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-8327)
- Laili Kharazi Boozary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8783-7350)
- Ashton Riley Baltazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9320-6929)
- Jason A. Oliver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-9108)
- Sarah Tonkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5638-4363)
- W. Kyle Simmons
- F. Joseph McClernon
- Isabel M. Brush
- Taylor A. Love
- Kyle D. Gluck
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2604638
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00