| Abstract: | Weight gain with smoking cessation is well documented. In this study the authors explored the impact of mood state on weight gain after quitting. Data of 350 participants enrolled in 2 smoking cessation trials were analyzed; primary analyses assessed the relation of affective factors to weight gain in abstinent participants only. Weight gain was predicted by abstinence status. Depression history, gender, and mood change from pre- to postcessation assessments were included in a model predicting weight gain in abstinent participants at the end of smoking cessation treatment (N?=?201) and at 1-year follow-up (N?=?87). At posttreatment, depression history positive women gained more than depression negative women, whereas depression history positive men gained less than depression history negative men. At 1-year follow-up, weight gain was predicted by improved mood in "normal" men and by worsened mood in both depression history positive and negative women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
