The indirect effect of anxiety sensitivity on smoking motives through false safety behaviors among Black adults who smoke
's < .001-.02). The current results highlight the importance of FSB utilization as a targetable mechanism for smoking cessation treatments for Black adults who smoke and who experience elevated AS.
Authors
- A. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2165-9191)
- Tanya Smit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9035-5416)
- Pamella Nizio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5595-2103)
- Ezemenari M. Obasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-952X)
- Julia D. Buckner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-9300)
- Michael J. Zvolensky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1869-0906)
- Michael S. Businelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-2238)
- Lorra Garey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-7232)
- Brooke Y. Redmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-9689)
Institutions
- Louisiana State University (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2026.2664879
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Houston
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities