TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot trial of behavioural activation with a contingency management component
T2 - Preliminary examination of changes in smoking and alternative rewards among low-income individuals
AU - Collado, Anahi
AU - Felton, Julia W.
AU - Bounoua, Nadia
AU - Tormohlen, Kayla
AU - Yi, Richard
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was funded by a departmental grant awarded to Richard Yi. The study was funded by the Dean's Research Initiative from the University of Maryland‐College Park, a departmental grant awarded to Richard Yi. The funding agency did not participate in the design, collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data. This content is the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the views of the funding mechanism.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 International Union of Psychological Science.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - The heaviest smoking and burden of tobacco-related illness occurs among low-income individuals. Using a behavioural economics framework, this non-randomised pilot study examined the preliminary efficacy of behavioural activation (BA) with a contingency management (CM) component designed to encourage continued use of BA skills and reductions in cigarettes smoked. Eighty-four participants were recruited from a community centre. Data were collected at the start of every other group and at four different follow-up time points. Domains assessed included number of cigarettes smoked, activity level, and environmental rewards (i.e. alternative environmental reinforcers). Over time, cigarette smoking decreased (p <.001), environmental reward increased (p =.03), and reward probability and activity level were associated over time with cigarette smoking (p ≤.03) above and beyond the effect of nicotine dependence. The continued use of BA skills was associated with greater environmental rewards (p =.04). While further research is needed to replicate this work, results suggest initial evidence for the utility of this intervention in a traditionally underserved community.
AB - The heaviest smoking and burden of tobacco-related illness occurs among low-income individuals. Using a behavioural economics framework, this non-randomised pilot study examined the preliminary efficacy of behavioural activation (BA) with a contingency management (CM) component designed to encourage continued use of BA skills and reductions in cigarettes smoked. Eighty-four participants were recruited from a community centre. Data were collected at the start of every other group and at four different follow-up time points. Domains assessed included number of cigarettes smoked, activity level, and environmental rewards (i.e. alternative environmental reinforcers). Over time, cigarette smoking decreased (p <.001), environmental reward increased (p =.03), and reward probability and activity level were associated over time with cigarette smoking (p ≤.03) above and beyond the effect of nicotine dependence. The continued use of BA skills was associated with greater environmental rewards (p =.04). While further research is needed to replicate this work, results suggest initial evidence for the utility of this intervention in a traditionally underserved community.
KW - Alternative environmental reinforcements
KW - Behavioural activation
KW - Behavioural economics
KW - Contingency management
KW - Smoking
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U2 - 10.1002/ijop.12920
DO - 10.1002/ijop.12920
M3 - Article
C2 - 37202864
AN - SCOPUS:85159661696
SN - 0020-7594
VL - 58
SP - 449
EP - 455
JO - International Journal of Psychology
JF - International Journal of Psychology
IS - 5
ER -