Title
Social connectedness and smoking behaviors among Asian American college students: An electronic diary study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Date Issued
January 2009
Date Available
December 2011
Abstract
Introduction: Asian American college students are at increased risk for cigarette smoking and its health consequences. Cigarette smoking often serves as a social lubricant among Asian American smokers. Methods: Electronic diaries were used to examine the roles of peer presence and social connectedness in relation to cigarette use patterns among Asian American college students. Results: Multilevel modeling results showed that participants smoked more cigarettes when smoking with peers than when smoking alone. Social connectedness attenuated the within- person associations between smoking with peers and cigarettes smoked per occasion. Those with lower social connectedness smoked more cigarettes when smoking with peers than when smoking alone. Discussion: Social settings and social connectedness are important in explaining situational variations in the number of cigarettes consumed by Asian American college smokers.
Publisher
Carfax Pub. and Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco,
Recommended Citation
Otsuki, M. (2009). Social connectedness and smoking behaviors among Asian American college students: An electronic diary study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11(4), 418-426. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp028
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11(4), 418-426. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp028 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.