TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression proneness in treatment-seeking smokers
T2 - A taxometric analysis
AU - Strong, David R.
AU - Brown, Richard A.
AU - Kahler, Christopher W.
AU - Lloyd-Richardson, Elizabeth E.
AU - Niaura, Raymond
N1 - Funding Information:
Thanks also to research assistance by Caren Francione, Mathew Kiernan, Melanie Poisson, Brooke Webster, and Lisa Williams. This study was supported by Grant No. R01-DA08511-05 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Dr. Brown and by Grant No. R01-HL32318-10 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to Dr. Niaura.
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - Using taxometric procedures, we examined latent distribution of depression proneness and the construct validity of the Depression Proneness Inventory (DPI) within a group of 439 non-depressed smokers participating in a smoking cessation trial. Three taxometric procedures MAMBAC, MAXEIG, and L-MODE, supported the presence of a distinct subgroup of depression prone smokers. A set of indicators including cognitive vulnerabilities, self-reported tendencies to feel inadequate and experience depressive symptoms, as well as recent experiences of depressive symptoms prior to anticipated cessation treatment behaved taxonically suggesting a shared relationship with an underlying taxonic causal factor. The DPI was found to be an efficient index of taxon membership and a strong predictor of depression history. The DPI identifies a subgroup of smokers seeking cessation treatment that carry affective risk factors known to impede successful smoking cessation and might benefit from interventions targeting depression and negative mood.
AB - Using taxometric procedures, we examined latent distribution of depression proneness and the construct validity of the Depression Proneness Inventory (DPI) within a group of 439 non-depressed smokers participating in a smoking cessation trial. Three taxometric procedures MAMBAC, MAXEIG, and L-MODE, supported the presence of a distinct subgroup of depression prone smokers. A set of indicators including cognitive vulnerabilities, self-reported tendencies to feel inadequate and experience depressive symptoms, as well as recent experiences of depressive symptoms prior to anticipated cessation treatment behaved taxonically suggesting a shared relationship with an underlying taxonic causal factor. The DPI was found to be an efficient index of taxon membership and a strong predictor of depression history. The DPI identifies a subgroup of smokers seeking cessation treatment that carry affective risk factors known to impede successful smoking cessation and might benefit from interventions targeting depression and negative mood.
KW - Depression proneness
KW - Smoking
KW - Taxometric
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U2 - 10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00207-1
DO - 10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00207-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0742271752
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 36
SP - 1155
EP - 1170
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 5
ER -