Gendered Dimensions of Smoking Among College Students

Nichter, Mimi; Nichter, Mark; Lloyd-Richardson, Elizabeth E.; Flaherty, Brian P.; Carkoglu, Asli; Taylor, Nicole

doi:10.1177/0743558406287400

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“…The perception that females are more likely to smoke socially was reported prior in a qualitative study of college students; however, such perceptions were not supported by quantitative data on reported behaviors (Nichter et al, 2006). Longitudinal research with adolescents indicates that peers affect both current and future smoking behaviors, as well as the development of social networks (Hall & Valente, 2007).…”

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Tobacco Use and Its Treatment Among Young People in Mental Health Settings: A Qualitative Analysis

Prochaska

Fromont

et al. 2013

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Tobacco Use and Its Treatment Among Young People in Mental Health Settings: A Qualitative Analysis

Prochaska

Fromont

et al. 2013

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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“…College years appear to be of greater risk to smoking initiation and progress from intermittent and social smoking to more regular smoking (Nichter et al, 2006). Indeed, globally, smoking among college students is increasing (Smith and Leggat, 2007;Baska et al, 2007), sometimes simultaneously when national trends of smoking are decreasing.…”

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Factors Associated With Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: A Survey of Seven Universities in England, Wales and Northern ireland

Ansari¹,

Stock²

2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Objectives: This study assessed the associations between socio-demographic, health and wellbeing variables (independent variables) and daily smoking, attempts to quit smoking, and agreement with smoking ban (dependent variables). Methods: Data from 3,706 undergraduate students were collected from seven universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland using a standardised questionnaire. Results: About 15.8% of the whole sample reported daily smoking, while 12% were occasional smokers. Smoking was significantly more prevalent among males, but the difference was due to a higher rate of occasional smokers. About every second smoker (55%) had attempted to quit smoking. Almost 45% of the whole sample agreed or strongly agreed with implementing a total smoking ban on campus. Daily smoking was more likely among students with not sufficient income, students whose fathers had at least a bachelor degree; and, students who reported binge drinking. Conversely, daily smoking was less likely among students who rated their health as very good/ excellent, those who ate ≥5 portions of fruit or vegetables, and those who had never taken illicit drugs. Previous attempt/s to quit smoking were more likely among students who have never taken illicit drugs and those who agreed with a total smoking ban; and less likely among those with not sufficient income. Daily smokers were less likely to report quit attempts as compared to occasional smokers. An agreement with smoking ban was more likely among students who rated their health as very good/ excellent, those who ate ≥5 portions of fruit or vegetables daily, and those who had never taken illicit drugs, but less likely among daily smokers. Conclusion: Favourable health practices and positive attitudes towards smoking ban were associated with each other. Interventions would need to comprise multi-component programmes that do not solely focus on smoking prevention/cessation, but also on other health promoting practices as well.

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“…8,9,11 Social smokers tend not to identify as "smokers" and report that they are not fearful of becoming addicted. 12 Social smoking is common among emerging adults when smoking in groups is widely accepted, whereas smoking alone is seen as an unacceptable behavior indicative of a need for a cigarette. 12 Social smokers may fail to recognize the health risks associated with their tobacco use, 8,9 making intervention with this group a particular challenge.…”

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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

NICTOB

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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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Gendered Dimensions of Smoking Among College Students

Cited by 81 publications

References 36 publications

Tobacco Use and Its Treatment Among Young People in Mental Health Settings: A Qualitative Analysis

Tobacco Use and Its Treatment Among Young People in Mental Health Settings: A Qualitative Analysis

Factors Associated With Smoking, Quit Attempts and Attitudes towards Total Smoking Bans at University: A Survey of Seven Universities in England, Wales and Northern ireland

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

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