Mediating role of metacognitions in the relationship between cognitive avoidance and smoking addiction: a structural equation modeling

Mahmut Evli; Nuray Şimşek

doi:10.17826/cumj.976394

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Bilişsel kaçınma ve sigara bağımlılığı arasındaki ilişkide üstbilişlerin aracı rolü: bir yapısal eşitlik modellemesi

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Amaç: Tüm dünyada önemli bir toplum sağlığı sorunu olan sigara kullanımı ya da bırakmada bilişsel süreçlerin önemli bir yeri vardır. Bu araştırma, sigarayı bırakmak isteyen bireylerde bilişsel kaçınma ile sigara bağımlılığı arasındaki ilişkide sigaraya ilişkin üstbilişin aracı rolünü belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma, çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan ve veri toplama formlarını eksiksiz dolduran 294 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve korelasyon analizi için Spearman korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır. Bilişsel kaçınma, nikotin bağımlılığı ve sigaraya ilişkin üstbilişin birbirleri üzerindeki etkileri yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ile incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza katılan gönüllülerin %61.9’u erkek ve yaş ortalamaları 33.17±10.62’dir. Verilerin modeli desteklediği ve uyum indekslerinin kabul edilebilir olduğu saptanmıştır (CMIN/DF=2.02, GFI=0.93, AGFI=0.90, CFI=0.96, RMSEA=0.059). Sigarayı bırakmak isteyen bireylerde bilişsel kaçınma ve üstbilişsel inançların nikotin bağımlılığını etkilediği, bilişsel kaçınma ile nikotin bağımlılığı arasındaki etkileşimde sigaraya ilişkin üstbilişsel süreçlerin aracı rol oynadığı belirlendi. Sonuç: Sigara bırakma programlarında bilişsel süreçlerin yanı sıra sigara ile ilgili üstbilişsel süreçlerin de yer almasının faydalı olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bilişsel kaçınma , sigara bağımlılığı , sigara ile ilgili üst bilişler , yapısal eşitlik modellemesi

Mediating role of metacognitions in the relationship between cognitive avoidance and smoking addiction: a structural equation modeling

Abstract

Purpose: Cognitive processes have an important place in starting or quitting smoking, which is an important public health problem all over the world. The present study was conducted to determine the mediator role of metacognition about smoking in the relation between cognitive avoidance and nicotine addiction in individuals who want to quit smoking. Materials and Methods: The study was completed with a total of 294 people who volunteered to participate in the study and who filled the data collection forms. In the evaluation of the data, descriptive statistics and the Spearman Correlation Test was used for correlation analysis. The effects of cognitive avoidance, nicotine addiction, and metacognition about smoking on each other was examined with structural equality modelling. Results: A total of 61.9% of the volunteers who participated in our study were male, and the mean age was 33.17±10.62. The data were found to support the model, and the goodness of fit indices were acceptable (CMIN/DF=2.02, GFI=0.93, AGFI=0.90, CFI=0.96, RMSEA=0.059). Cognitive avoidance and metacognitive beliefs affect nicotine addiction in individuals who want to quit smoking, and metacognitive processes about smoking played mediator roles in the interaction between cognitive avoidance and nicotine addiction. Conclusion: It will be useful to include cognitive processes as well as metacognitive processes about smoking in smoking cessation programs.

Keywords

Cognitive avoidance , smoking addiction , metacognitions about smoking , structural equation modeling

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mahmut Evli ^*
0000-0002-5113-7619
Türkiye

Nuray Şimşek
0000-0003-2325-791X
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2021

Submission Date

July 30, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 18, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 46 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.976394

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA62YF62CG

MLA

Evli, Mahmut, and Nuray Şimşek. “Mediating Role of Metacognitions in the Relationship Between Cognitive Avoidance and Smoking Addiction: A Structural Equation Modeling”. Cukurova Medical Journal, vol. 46, no. 4, Dec. 2021, pp. 1640-9, doi:10.17826/cumj.976394.

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