Smoking frequency among current college student smokers: distinguishing characteristics and factors related to readiness to quit smoking
Authors
Berg, Carla J.Ling, Pamela M.
Hayes, Rashelle B.
Berg, Erin
Nollen, Nikki
Nehl, Eric
Choi, Won S.
Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2012-02-01Keywords
AdolescentAdult
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Minnesota
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Socioeconomic Factors
Students
Universities
Young Adult
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Health Services Research
Preventive Medicine
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Given the increased prevalence of non-daily smoking and changes in smoking patterns, particularly among young adults, we examined correlates of smoking level, specifically motives for smoking, and readiness to quit smoking among 2682 college undergraduates who completed an online survey. Overall, 64.7% (n = 1736) were non-smokers, 11.6% (n = 312) smoked 1-5 days, 10.5% (n = 281) smoked 6-29 days and 13.2% (n = 353) were daily smokers. Ordinal regression analyses modeling smoking level indicated that correlates of higher smoking level included having more friends who smoke (beta = 0.63, 95% CI 0.57-0.69) and more frequent other tobacco use (beta = 0.04, 95% CI 0.02-0.05), drinking (beta = 0.04, 95% CI 0.02-0.07) and binge drinking (beta = 0.09, 95% CI 0.06-0.13). Bivariate analyses indicated that daily smokers (versus the subgroups of non-daily smokers) were less likely to smoke for social reasons but more likely to smoke for self-confidence, boredom, and affect regulation. Controlling for sociodemographics, correlates of readiness to quit among current smokers included fewer friends who smoke (P = 0.002), less frequent binge drinking (P = 0.03), being a social smoker (P < 0.001), smoking less for self-confidence (P = 0.04), smoking more for boredom (P = 0.03) and less frequent smoking (P = 0.001). Specific motives for smoking and potential barriers to cessation particularly may be relevant to different groups of college student smokers.Source
Berg CJ, Ling PM, Hayes RB, Berg E, Nollen N, Nehl E, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. Smoking frequency among current college student smokers: distinguishing characteristics and factors related to readiness to quit smoking. Health Educ Res. 2012 Feb;27(1):141-50. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr106. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1093/her/cyr106Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44852PubMed ID
22156071Related Resources
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10.1093/her/cyr106