Title
Social influences on smoking in middle-aged and older women
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Publication Date
2011-10-19
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Smoking; Women's Health; Middle Aged; Aged; Social Behavior; Health Behavior
Disciplines
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities | Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Preventive Medicine
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of 2 types of social influence-general social support and living with a smoker-on smoking behavior among middle-aged and older women in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study. Participants were postmenopausal women who reported smoking at some time in their lives (N = 37,027), who were an average age of 63.3 years at baseline. Analyses used multiple logistic regression and controlled for age, educational level, and ethnicity. In cross-sectional analyses, social support was associated with a lower likelihood and living with a smoker was associated with a higher likelihood of being a current smoker and, among smokers, of being a heavier smoker. Moreover, in prospective analyses among baseline smokers, social support predicted a higher likelihood and living with a smoker predicted a lower likelihood of smoking cessation 1-year later. Further, in prospective analyses among former smokers who were not smoking at baseline, social support predicted a lower likelihood and living with a smoker predicted a higher likelihood of smoking relapse 1-year later. Overall, the present results indicate that social influences are important correlates of smoking status, smoking level, smoking cessation, and smoking relapse among middle-aged and older women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).
DOI of Published Version
10.1037/a0025843
Source
Psychol Addict Behav. 2011 Oct 17. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
Related Resources
PubMed ID
22004130
Repository Citation
Holahan, Charles J.; North, Rebecca J.; Holahan, Carole K.; Hayes, Rashelle B.; Powers, Daniel A.; and Ockene, Judith K., "Social influences on smoking in middle-aged and older women" (2011). Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Publications. 215.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/prevbeh_pp/215
