چکیده :
Although social anxiety appears to be a risk factor for smoking and nicotine dependence, little work has
identified factors that may play a role in these relationships. The current study examined the role of gender
and smoking motives in these relationships among 945 (73.0% female) undergraduates, 91 of whom were
current daily smokers. Among women, social anxiety was related to daily smoking status, whereas it was
related to dependence severity among men. After controlling for past-week smoking frequency, social anxiety
was related to affiliative attachment and behavioral choice-melioration smokingmotives. Both motives mediated
the relationship between social anxiety and nicotine dependence severity, although affiliative attachment
motives uniquely mediated this relationship. Results suggest that socially anxious individuals who view
cigarettes as having some of the same characteristics as social interactions may be particularly vulnerable to
more severe nicotine dependence. Results also highlight the importance of considering gender in the relationships
between social anxiety and smoking behaviors
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