E-cigarette use and its relation with impulsivity, cigarette smoking status

12 November 2017

The present study assess use of e-cigarettes in currently daily cigarette smokers and never smokers to begin to gain a better understanding of risk factors for e-cigarettes use and how these might differ as a function of adult’s cigarette smoking status. We further examine the role of impulsivity as a risk factor for e-cigarette use. The relationship between e-cigarette use, cravings and impulsivity is also assessed.

Keywords

• Goldsmiths University of London
• psychology
• addiction
• individual differences
• impulsivity
• E-Cigarettes

Ethical approval

This study has been granted ethical approval by Goldsmiths, University London ethics committee

About the researcher

I am a 2nd year PhD student in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University London, and my work aims to examine the role that impulsivity traits play to cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use.

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