Characteristics of Social Smoking Among College Students

Waters, Kimberly; Harris, Kari Jo; Hall, Sandra; Nazir, Niaman; Waigandt, Alex

doi:10.3200/jach.55.3.133-139

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“…Social smoking has been defined as follows: (a) smoking that is non-daily and predominantly takes place in bars, restaurants, and nightclubs 17 -this definition focuses on the location in which the smoking occurs, rather than who the individual is smoking with or how they view themselves; (b) smoking that is non-daily but only occurs when other smokers are present 7 -this definition expands upon the social component by including with whom an individual smokes, but fails to include how the individual views themselves; (c) smoking most commonly while partying or socializing 18 -this definition fails to include information on whether others are smoking or self-identification as a social smoker; or (d) self-identification as a social smoker 8,19 -this definition does not include information on actual social smoking behaviors. These definitions can vary widely in smoking patterns included in each (e.g., a self-identified social smoker could also be a daily smoker while some exclude daily smokers), with implications for understanding patterns of social smoking and cessation efforts with this population.…”

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Prevalence and Correlates of Social Smoking in Young Adults: Comparisons of Behavioral and Self-Identified Definitions

Lisha

Delucchi

Ling

et al. 2014

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Introduction: Social smoking is an increasingly common pattern among emerging adults. Although distinct patterns have emerged between social smokers and non-social smokers, there is discrepancy about how to define the construct, with inconsistencies between self-identified social smoking and behavioral social smoking. We report prevalence and correlates of young adult smokers who self-identify and behave as social smokers (SELF + BEH), self-identified non-behavioral social smokers (SELF-ONLY), and non-social smokers (NON-SOCIAL). Methods: Young adults age 18-25 years who have smoked at least 1 cigarette in the past 30 days (N = 1,811) were recruited through Facebook for a national anonymous, online survey of tobacco and other substance use. Three social smoking items were used to categorize respondents into 1 of 3 smoking groups. Groups were examined for prevalence and differences on demographics, substance use, motivation to quit smoking and thoughts about tobacco abstinence. Results: SELF-ONLY (46%) was the largest group, followed by SELF + BEH (27%) and NON-SOCIAL (27%). SELF + BEH smoke less frequently, smoke fewer cigarettes per day, are less addicted to cigarettes, have a higher desire to quit, and perceive a lower quitting difficulty compared with SELF-ONLY. SELF + BEH and SELF-ONLY were more likely to be male, be marijuana users, and be addicted to marijuana than NON-SOCIAL. SELF + BEH exhibited a lower frequency of smoking, less cigarettes per day, were less addicted, and had more days co-using alcohol and cigarettes than NON-SOCIAL. Conclusion: Identifying social smokers based on self-identification in addition to behavioral components appears to be important for designing smoking cessation interventions for emerging adults.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Social Smoking in Young Adults: Comparisons of Behavioral and Self-Identified Definitions

Lisha

Delucchi

Ling

et al. 2014

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“…While heavier smokers have stronger smoker identities, many nondaily smokers do not identify themselves as smokers (Berg et al, 2009;Levinson et al, 2007;Ridner, Walker, Hart, & Myers, 2010;Thompson et al, 2007;Waters, Harris, Hall, Nazir, & Waigandt, 2006). When individuals who consume cigarettes fail to identify as smokers, smoking cessation messages may not be perceived as personally relevant and may result in missed opportunities to reach these smokers.…”

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Classifying a Smoker Scale in Adult Daily and Nondaily Smokers

Pulvers¹,

Scheuermann²,

Romero³

et al. 2013

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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introduction: Smoker identity, or the strength of beliefs about oneself as a smoker, is a robust marker of smoking behavior. However, many nondaily smokers do not identify as smokers, underestimating their risk for tobacco-related disease and resulting in missed intervention opportunities. Assessing underlying beliefs about characteristics used to classify smokers may help explain the discrepancy between smoking behavior and smoker identity. This study examines the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Classifying a Smoker scale among a racially diverse sample of adult smokers.

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“…Light or intermittent smoking is common among young adults ( Lenk, Chen, Bernat, Forster, & Rode, 2009 ;Wetter et al, 2004 ;White, Bray, Fleming, & Catalano, 2009 ) and typifies a pattern of smoking in social situations ( Moran, Wechsler, & Rigotti, 2004 ;Waters, Harris, Hall, Nazir, & Waigandt, 2006 ). Among current smokers, intermittent smoking is more common among minorities (relative to Whites), young adults age d 18 -24 (relative to 45 -64 year olds), and individuals with a college education (relative to those with less education; Trinidad et al, 2009 ;Wortley, Husten, Trosclair, Chrismon, & Pederson,Cigarette smoking among college students Buyske, 2000 ;White, Nagin, Replogle, & Stouthamer-Loeber, 2004 ;White, Pandina, & Chen, 2002 ).…”

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confidence: 99%