The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Project Article
Abstract
Twenty eight undergraduate students participated in a study to examine the impact of a visuospatial imagery intervention and an articulatory cognitive intervention on self-reported smoking related craving, based on the framework introduced by the Elaborate Intrusion Theory of craving. A significant interaction between the duration of the experiment and self-reported craving was obtained, with a significant negative impact on craving after the articulatory cognitive task, indicating that the visuospatial imagery intervention demonstrated an inhibitory effect on substance related elaboration. A simple modality-specific imagery task, blocking intrusive substance related imagery by utilizing the same cognitive components of craving, worked to subdue the intensity of craving and may therefore provide the means of an independent strategy for abstaining tobacco smokers.
Publication Date
2009-07-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
69
Last Page
89
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
May 2019
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Flatau, Marco C.
(2009)
"An investigation on the effects of a visuospatial imagery task on smoking related craving,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24382/gpd5-er20
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol2/iss1/6
