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  • Effective clinical interventions for smoking cessation depend on precise definitions and measurements of craving.
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Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the most central symptoms of cigarette craving using network analysis.
  • To examine the network structure of craving symptoms, assessing both frequency and strength.
  • To improve the understanding and measurement of craving for clinical utility.

Main Methods:

  • Employed network analysis on self-reported cigarette craving data.
  • Utilized the Craving Experience Questionnaire to measure craving strength and frequency.
  • Data were sourced from the baseline of a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation.

Main Results:

  • The most central symptoms in the overall craving network included imagining the smell and taste of cigarettes, and intrusive thoughts.
  • Within sub-networks for craving frequency and strength, imagining taste, urge, and intrusive thoughts were most central.
  • Central symptoms were predominantly related to craving frequency.

Conclusions:

  • Multisensory imagery (taste, smell), intrusive thoughts, and urge are key symptoms of cigarette craving.
  • Assessing craving frequency alongside craving strength is valuable for understanding and treating smoking addiction.
  • These central symptoms represent potential targets for clinical interventions in smoking cessation programs.