Intolerance for discomfort among smokers: Comparison of smoking-specific and non-specific measures to smoking history and patterns

► Tolerance for discomfort measures have not been specific to smoking abstinence. ► A new measure assesses intolerance of smoking abstinence specifically. ► This study compares four non-specific measures to the smoking specific one. ► The smoking-specific measure was more highly related to past quit attempts. ► Smoking-specific intolerance for discomfort test may be more useful for practice.