Title
An ecological perspective on smoking among Asian American college students: The roles of social smoking and smoking motives.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Date Issued
January 2008
Date Available
December 2011
Abstract
Using electronic diaries, the present study examined the roles of social smoking and smoking motives in relation to cigarette use patterns among Asian American college smokers. Multilevel modeling results showed that participants smoked more cigarettes when smoking with peers than when smoking alone. Participants’ coping (but not social) motives moderated the within-person associations between smoking with peers and the cigarettes smoked during a smoking episode. The findings support the utility of an ecological perspective in examining the dynamic interaction between smoking motives and the social settings of cigarette use, and call for further research on the social smoking behaviors in diverse populations.
Publisher
American Psychological Society
Recommended Citation
Otsuki, M., Tinsley, B. J., & Chao, R. K., & Unger, J. (2008). An ecological perspective on smoking among Asian American college students: The roles of social smoking and smoking motives. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22(4), 514-523. doi: 10.1037/a0012964
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Comments
Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22(4), 514-523. doi: 10.1037/a0012964 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.