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To evaluate the effects of a brief mindfulness instruction set using Marlatt's urge surfing technique on smoking urges and subsequent cigarette use among college smokers.

December 1, 2009Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Surfing the urge: Brief mindfulness-based intervention for college student smokers.

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SBSarah BowenPacific University Oregon AMAlan MarlattUniversity of Washington

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Randomized trial demonstrates reduced cigarette consumption in college smokers following brief mindfulness training, indicating that urge surfing alters behavioral responses to cravings.

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To evaluate the effects of a brief mindfulness instruction set using Marlatt's urge surfing technique on smoking urges and subsequent cigarette use among college smokers.
Conducted a randomized trial with undergraduate smokers (N = 123) interested in altering smoking behavior but not enrolled in a smoking cessation program.
Participants were exposed to a cue exposure paradigm to induce cravings and randomly assigned to brief mindfulness-based instructions or a no-instruction control group.
Urge ratings were recorded during the exposure session, and total cigarette consumption was tracked across a 7-day follow-up period.
Mindfulness-based instructions produced no statistically significant differences in self-reported urge intensity compared to the control group during cue exposure.
Participants in the mindfulness group smoked significantly fewer cigarettes over the 7-day follow-up period than participants in the control group.

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Bowen et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd1fd33ffc04feac13350b https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017127

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Randomized trial demonstrates reduced cigarette consumption in college smokers following brief mindfulness training, indicating that urge surfing alters behavioral responses to cravings.

Surfing the urge: Brief mindfulness-based intervention for college student smokers.

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Surfing the urge: Brief mindfulness-based intervention for college student smokers.

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