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Behavioral approaches have often been criticized for ignoring mental processes and focusing solely on observable behavior. However, these approaches provide an optimistic perspective for individuals seeking to change their behaviors. Rather than concentrating on intrinsic personality traits, behavioral approaches suggest that even longstanding habits can be modified by changing the reward contingencies that maintain them.
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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Addiction Research

Background:

  • Automatic approach tendencies towards drug cues are linked to addiction.
  • Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) can target these automatic tendencies.
  • Current CBM training can be time-consuming and may have limited adherence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of an app-based CBM intervention for smoking cessation.
  • To improve CBM training efficiency and accessibility through mobile-phone-based sessions.
  • To assess the impact of CBM on automatic approach biases and nicotine consumption.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial with 100 smokers motivated to quit.
  • Participants received either a brief cessation intervention alone (TAU) or TAU plus a 14-day app-based CBM training.
  • Primary outcomes included changes in approach biases and nicotine consumption; secondary outcomes covered attentional biases and self-reported behavior.

Main Results:

  • The study protocol is designed to measure changes in smoking-related approach biases.
  • Reductions in daily nicotine consumption will be assessed.
  • Secondary outcomes related to attentional and associative biases will also be evaluated.

Conclusions:

  • This trial is the first to assess an app-based CBM intervention as an adjunct to smoking cessation.
  • Results will inform the optimization and advancement of CBM for addiction treatment.
  • The study aims to enhance CBM treatment efficiency and accessibility for smokers.