Effects of smoking social cues on inhibitory control in smokers: an event-related potential study

• Boqiang Zhao ^[1] ; Haide Chen ^[2]
  1. [1] Renmin University of China

     Renmin University of China

     China

     
  2. [2] Zhejiang Normal University

     Zhejiang Normal University

     China

     
• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2023, págs. 131-140
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objective Reduced inhibitory control is a general characteristic of smokers and becomes increasingly pronounced in smoking-related contexts. However, research has rarely considered differences in the effects of various smoking-related cues. To fill this research gap, this study compared the effects of smoking object-related and smoking social-related cues on inhibitory control in smokers.

    Methods We used a visual Go/NoGo paradigm with three types of long-lasting backgrounds (neutral, smoking object, and smoking social background) to record the error rates, reaction times, and amplitudes of the N2 and P3 event-related potentials (ERPs) by 25 smokers and 25 non-smokers.

    Results (1) Smokers displayed smaller NoGo-N2 amplitudes than controls under the neutral background; (2) smokers displayed smaller NoGo-N2 amplitudes under the smoking social background and smoking object background than they did under the neutral background; (3) relative to neutral and smoking object backgrounds, smokers displayed higher commission error rates, shorter reaction times, and larger NoGo-P3 amplitudes under smoking social background.

    Conclusion Smoking-related stimuli impair inhibitory control in smokers, especially when these stimuli are socially related.