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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Short-Term Tobacco Abstinence: Effects on Emotional Balance and Psychological Alienation.

Alean Al-Krenawi, Numan Al-Natsheh, Feras Ali Al-Habies, Ahmad Abudoush, Somaya Al-Ja'afreh, Ashraf Alqudah, Amal Salem Awawdeh, Dhaval Vinodkumar Patel

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Alean Al-KrenawiResilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3120-7851
Numan Al-NatshehDepartment of Psychology, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0009-0001-7908-4010
Feras Ali Al-HabiesDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Ahmad AbudoushDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-7783-0921
Somaya Al-Ja'afrehDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-2692-2025
Ashraf AlqudahDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Amal Salem AwawdehCenter for Women's Studies, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Dhaval Vinodkumar PatelDepartment of Psychology, Algoma University, Sault Sainte Marie, ON P6A 2G4, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-9332-5910

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesEmerging evidence suggests that abstaining from tobacco smoking can influence emotional control and psychological well-being. This study examines the impact of short-term tobacco abstinence on emotional balance and psychological alienation through an experimental design.

methodsA total of 197 participants from a university in Jordan (academic year 2023/2024) were divided into three groups: one group abstained from smoking for 24 h (

resultsParticipants who abstained from smoking (both 24 h and 48 h groups) reported lower scores on emotional balance and higher psychological alienation compared to the control group. Moreover, those in the 48 h abstinence group experienced significantly greater emotional imbalance and psychological alienation than those in the 24 h group. A significant negative correlation was found between emotional balance and psychological alienation in the 24 h abstinence and control groups, but not in the 48 h group.

conclusionsThe findings indicate that short-term tobacco abstinence negatively affects emotional stability and increases feelings of psychological alienation. These effects are more pronounced after 48 h of abstinence compared to 24 h.

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emotional balancepsychological alienationsmokingsmoking cessationtobaccotobacco abstinence

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PMCPMC12294343

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