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SUBMITTER: Thompson-Lake DGY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5591393 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thompson-Lake Daisy G Y DGY De La Garza Richard R Hajek Peter P
Heliyon 20170906 9
Breath holding (BH) endurance has been suggested as a measure of the distress tolerance that could predict the outcome of attempts to implement behavior changes, such as stopping smoking or illicit substance use. It is not known however, to what degree BH endurance is a variable trait that may vary depending on situational context, or a stable state characteristic. We measured BH in two groups of participants at baseline and 22 and 89 days (N = 62 and N = 41) post-baseline and in a third group a ...[more]