Attentional Bias in Non-Smoking Electronic Cigarette Users: An Eye-Tracking Study.
Chelsea L FitzpatrickHyoun S KimChristopher R SearsDaniel S McGrathPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2022)
This study is the first attempt to examine attentional biases for e-cigarette cues among non-smoking current e-cigarette users using eye-gaze tracking. The results contribute to the growing literature on the correlates of problematic e-cigarette use and indicate that daily and occasional e-cigarette use is associated with attentional biases for e-cigarettes. The existence of attentional biases in e-cigarette users may help to explain the high rate of failure to quit e-cigarettes and provides support for the utility of attentional bias modification in the treatment of problematic e-cigarette use.