caa a22 4500 606238719 CHVBK 20210128101259.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10862-014-9467-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10862-014-9467-5 Identifying Shared Latent Dimensions of Psychological Symptoms: Implications for the Psychological Correlates of Smoking [Elektronische Daten] [Katherine Ameringer, Chih-Ping Chou, Steve Sussman, Jennifer Unger, Adam Leventhal] Shared latent dimensions may account for the co-occurrence of multiple forms of psychological dysfunction. However, this conceptualization has rarely been integrated into the smoking literature, despite high levels of psychological symptoms in smokers. In this study, we used confirmatory factor analysis to compare three models (1-factor, 2-factor [internalizing-externalizing], and 3-factor [low positive affect-negative affect-disinhibition]) of relations among nine measures of affective and behavioral symptoms implicated in smoking spanning depression, anxiety, happiness, anhedonia, ADHD, aggression, and alcohol use disorder symptoms. We then examined associations of scores from each of the manifest scales and the latent factors from the best-fitting model to several smoking characteristics (i.e., experimentation, lifetime established smoking [≥100 cigarettes lifetime], age of smoking onset, cigarettes/day, nicotine dependence, and past nicotine withdrawal). We used two samples: (1) College Students (N =288; mean age =20; 75% female) and (2) Adult Daily Smokers (N=338; mean age=44; 32% female). In both samples, the 3-factor model separating latent dimensions of deficient positive affect, negative affect, and disinhibition fit best. In the college students, the disinhibition factor and its respective indicators significantly associated with lifetime smoking. In the daily smokers, low positive and high negative affect factors and their respective indicators positively associated with cigarettes/day and nicotine withdrawal symptom severity. These findings suggest that shared features of psychological symptoms may be parsimonious explanations of how multiple manifestations of psychological dysfunction play a role in smoking. Implications for research and treatment of co-occurring psychological symptoms and smoking are discussed. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Negative affect nationallicence Positive affect nationallicence Disinhibition nationallicence Smoking nationallicence Ameringer Katherine Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Chou Chih-Ping Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Sussman Steve Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Unger Jennifer Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Leventhal Adam Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/3(2015-09-01), 454-468 0882-2689 37:3<454 2015 37 10862 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9467-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9467-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ameringer Katherine Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chou Chih-Ping Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sussman Steve Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Unger Jennifer Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Leventhal Adam Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2250 Alcazar Street CSA 240, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/3(2015-09-01), 454-468 0882-2689 37:3<454 2015 37 10862