Correlates of other tobacco use in a community sample of young adults

Abstract

Background young adult use of alternative nicotine and tobacco products (ANTPs) has increased dramatically since 2000. While recent studies address ANTP prevalence, relatively little is known about predictors of use. This secondary analysis examined demographic, personality, and other substance use factors as predictors of past month ANTP use. Methods community participants (n = 319; 51% female) completed an online survey during the initial stage of a larger study, for which all were required to have smoked cigarettes and consumed alcohol in the past month. The survey assessed demographics, impulsivity, and past-month frequency of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use. Results the majority (61%) of participants endorsed ANTP use in the past 30 days. The odds of ANTP use were associated with Caucasian ethnicity, younger age, more frequent alcohol use, and with the sensation seeking and positive urgency components of impulsivity. Conclusion these data suggest that ANTP use among young adults is a substantial problem, and that there is a need for interventions that target tobacco use generally rather than cigarette smoking only.

Hookah tobacco use and stressful life events in a sample of young non-daily cigarette smokers

“…In contrast, perceived stress was not associated with use. Consistent with previous research, (Berg et al, 2011; Doran & Trim, 2015; Goodwin et al, 2014) alcohol use also predicted hookah likelihood and frequency. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the relationship between stressful life events and hookah use.…”

“…Hookah has been associated with personality traits, including impulsivity and social comparison orientation (Berg, Schauer, Asfour, Thomas, & Ahluwalia, 2011; Doran & Trim, 2015; Fielder, Carey, & Carey, 2012). Hookah use has also been related to cognitions, including affect regulation expectancies (Doran & Brikmanis, 2016).…”

Do personality traits related to affect regulation predict other tobacco product use among young adult non-daily smokers?

“…Previous research has found an association between sensation seeking and OTP use (Doran & Trim, 2015; Enofe et al, 2014). Interestingly, sensation seeking predicted overall OTP frequency but was not related to frequency of any individual OTP.…”

“…Impulsive individuals are prone to engaging in immediately rewarding behaviors (e.g., nicotine intake) regardless of potential long-term consequences (Bloom et al, 2014) and appear to smoke cigarettes for positive and negative reinforcement (Doran et al, 2007). Impulsivity has been linked to e-cigarette, hookah, and cigar use (Doran & Trim, 2015; Enofe et al, 2014; Fielder et al, 2012; Leventhal et al, 2016; Sterling et al, 2013). Specifically, sensation seeking and positive urgency were associated with the likelihood of recent OTP use (Doran & Trim, 2015).…”

“…Impulsivity has been linked to e-cigarette, hookah, and cigar use (Doran & Trim, 2015; Enofe et al, 2014; Fielder et al, 2012; Leventhal et al, 2016; Sterling et al, 2013). Specifically, sensation seeking and positive urgency were associated with the likelihood of recent OTP use (Doran & Trim, 2015). Another study found that positive and negative urgency were highest among dual cigarette and e-cigarette users, followed by e-cigarette only users, and then non-users (Leventhal et al, 2016).…”