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Trial reportPloS one2014

Attentional bias in snus users: an experimental study.

Rune Aune Mentzoni, Bjørn Sætrevik, Helge Molde, Nora Wiium, Jørn Hetland, Ida Fagerland, Linn Tinnesand Nordnes, Sunniva Straume Storemark, Ingrid Nesdal Fossum, Ståle Pallesen

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Rune Aune MentzoniDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Bjørn SætrevikDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Helge MoldeDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Nora WiiumDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Jørn HetlandDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Ida FagerlandDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Linn Tinnesand NordnesDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Sunniva Straume StoremarkDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Ingrid Nesdal FossumDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Ståle PallesenDepartment of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of nicotine in the form of "snus" is substantial and increasing in some geographic areas, in particular among young people. It has previously been suggested that addictions may operate through a mechanism of attentional bias, in which stimuli representative of the dependent substance increase in salience, thus increasing the addictive behavior. However, this hypothesis has not been tested for the case of snus. The current experiment used a modified Stroop task and a dot-probe task to investigate whether 40 snus users show an attentional bias towards snus-relevant stimuli, compared to 40 non-snus users. There were no significant differences between the two groups on reaction times or accuracy on either Stroop or dot-probe task, thus failing to show an attentional bias towards snus-relevant stimuli for snus users. This could imply that other mechanisms may contribute to maintenance of snus use than for other addictions. However, this is the first experimental study investigating attentional bias in snus users, and more research is warranted.

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AdolescentAdultAttentionBiasHumansNicotineReaction TimeStroop TestTobacco, SmokelessYoung AdultNicotine

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PMID25296339
PMCPMC4189952

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