Perceived Sex Discrimination Amplifies the Effect of Antagonism on Cigarette Smoking

Abstract

introduction: Compared to men, the decline in smoking during the past few decades has been slower for women, and smokingrelated morbidity and mortality has increased substantially. Identifying sex-specific risk factors will inform more targeted intervention/prevention efforts. The purpose of this research is to examine the interactive effect of psychological (trait antagonism) and social (perceived sex discrimination) factors on current cigarette smoking and whether these effects differ by sex.

Predicting smoking and nicotine dependence from the DSM–5 alternative model for personality pathology.

“…The current study is the first to evaluate how the AMPD relates to smoking behavior and nicotine dependence in a large sample of adults. On the basis of previous research (Flory & Manuck, 2009;Hakulinen et al, 2015;Sutin et al, 2014;Terracciano & Costa, 2004;Trull et al, 2004;Zvolensky et al, 2015), we predicted that higher levels of negative affectivity, disinhibition, antagonism, and psychoticism would be associated with current (vs. former or never) smoking status and higher levels of nicotine dependence. We also expected that disinhibition and antagonism would continue to predict smoking status and nicotine dependence after accounting for the other higher order trait domains and general personality psychology (Creswell et al, 2016).…”

“…On the basis of the previous research discussed earlier (Flory & Manuck, 2009;Hakulinen et al, 2015;Sutin et al, 2014;Terracciano & Costa, 2004;Trull et al, 2004;Zvolensky et al, 2015), we predicted that the domains of negative affectivity, disinhibition, antagonism, and psychoticism would be related to smoking status and nicotine dependence, with higher levels of these traits associated with a greater likelihood of smoking and higher levels of nicotine dependence. We used logistic and linear regression models to determine whether traits remained significant predictors of smoking and nicotine dependence when general personality impairment was accounted for.…”