Personal Social Networks in Later-Life Alcohol and Cigarette Use

Bui, Bonnie

doi:10.1080/10826084.2020.1775651

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“…In models of all three forms of social adversity, among those who felt that the emotional support they received was just right, or who wanted less emotional support, higher levels of social support received were associated with increased alcohol consumption over time. Although these findings are mixed, they are consistent with others in the literature showing that at least in some contexts social support can predict increased alcohol consumption (e.g., Buì, 2020;Haardörfer et al, 2021).…”

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“…It is possible that for at least some people, social support may actually promote alcohol consumption (e.g., Buì, 2020; Haardörfer et al, 2021). Especially for social and out-of-home drinkers, the availability of a social support network may provide more opportunities for drinking.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Especially for social and out-of-home drinkers, the availability of a social support network may provide more opportunities for drinking. Social embeddedness sometimes promotes heavier drinking among people who are already drinkers (Buì, 2020). A second possibility is that social support may not always be wanted or effective.…”

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The association between social adversity and alcohol consumption is moderated by social support.

Segrin¹,

Cooper²

2021

International Journal of Stress Management

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The self-medication model predicts that people consume alcohol to manage problems with social relationships and negative affect. The social support buffering model predicts that the availability of social support should weaken the association between various forms of stress and alcohol consumption as a means of coping with distress. The objective of this research was to test associations between five different forms of social adversity (discrimination and family conflict in Study 1 and daily hassles, social isolation, and interpersonal violence in Studies 2 and 3) and alcohol consumption and whether that association was moderated by social support. Studies 1 (N = 773) and 2 (N = 291) tested these hypotheses in national surveys of adults who drank alcohol at least once in the past year. Results showed that all five forms of social adversity were positively associated with alcohol consumption. Social support was a consistent moderator of this association, but in the opposite direction as predicted by the buffering model. In these samples, the association between social adversity and alcohol consumption was highest under conditions of the highest social support. Study 3 (N = 389) was a longitudinal study that replicated the paradoxical moderation by social support prospectively, but in only one of the six models tested. There is a robust concurrent association between social adversity and alcohol consumption, but social support does not lessen this relationship, as predicted by the buffering model.

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The association between social adversity and alcohol consumption is moderated by social support.

Segrin¹,

Cooper²

2021

International Journal of Stress Management

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“…Moreover, we found that the ability to get health advice from network members was also associated with a lower probability of a high smoking index, corresponding with the ndings of Khanh HaBuı and colleagues who reported that being able to discuss health issues with network members helps reduce smoking (OR = 0.555, p <.05) [41] . Health advice is considered one of the most cost-effective interventions for smoking cessation interventions [42] .…”

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“…Pallav Pokhrel et al found that social network size, perceived social support, and smoking rates were negatively correlated [13] . Bonnie Khanh HaBuı et al con rmed that for non-smokers who do not discuss health issues with network members, the risk of becoming a heavy smoker was 1.097 times higher; for smokers with more intimate relationships, it was 1.531 times higher [14] .…”

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Social Network Characteristics and Smoking Index Among Smoking Cessation Outpatients in Kunming’s Grade-A Tertiary Hospitals in China: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Zeng

Yuan

et al. 2021

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IntroductionThe success rate of smoking cessation outpatients remains modest. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of social networks for quitting smoking, yet there is a substantial lack of studies examining participants in outpatient smoking cessation programs, especially regarding their smoking index.AimWe aimed to identify the associations between the social network characteristics of smoking cessation outpatients and their smoking indexes. The association was analyzed with participants in Grade-A Tertiary Hospitals in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in China.MethodsA multicenter cross-sectional survey was conducted in Kunming in six randomly sampled Grade-A tertiary hospitals. Participants included 351 smoking cessation outpatients who provided data on cigarette smoking and social networks. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between social network characteristics and smoking index across outpatients. Strong associations were identified using adjusted odds ratios and a 95% confidence interval.ResultsLarge network size (AOR=1.79, 95%CI=0.99, 3.86), having children (AOR = 6.35, 95%CI = 2.26, 19.86), and at least one highly influential person in the network (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI =1.13, 7.01)were all associated with the risk of a high smoking index. However, having drinking friends (AOR = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.14, 0.56), non-smoking and non-drinking friends in the network (AOR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.21, 0.88), and a network member who provided health advice (AOR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.11, 1.35) were associated with a lower risk of a high smoking index.The results were sustained even after adjusting for demographic details.ConclusionsThe study findings suggest the importance of social network characteristics for smoking cessation physicians when formulating a personalized smoking cessation plan for outpatients.

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Explaining Substance Use among Puerto Rican Older Adults: Impact of Perceived Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Social Activities

Lee,

Jeong,

Veloria

et al. 2024

Substance Use & Misuse

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Personal Social Networks in Later-Life Alcohol and Cigarette Use

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

The association between social adversity and alcohol consumption is moderated by social support.

The association between social adversity and alcohol consumption is moderated by social support.

Social Network Characteristics and Smoking Index Among Smoking Cessation Outpatients in Kunming’s Grade-A Tertiary Hospitals in China: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Explaining Substance Use among Puerto Rican Older Adults: Impact of Perceived Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Social Activities

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