Variables related to tobacco use among young adults: Are there differences between males and females?

Pederson, Linda L.; Koval, John J.; Chan, Stella S H; Zhang, Xiaohe

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.004

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“…Additionally we focused on social/interpersonal factors such as peer substance use 22,23 and stressful life events (SLEs), 24 and intrapersonal factors, such as anxiety and depression. 25 Each of these factors has been associated with a different stage in the progression of tobacco use.…”

Section: Predictors Of Young Adult Tobacco Usementioning

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Predicting Tobacco Use across the First Year of College

et al. 2016

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Objective The purpose of this study was to assess patterns of tobacco use across the first year of college, transitions in use, and associated predictors. Methods The frequency of tobacco use (cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and hookah) during the fall and spring of 4073 college students’ first year at college were used as indicators in latent class (LCA) and latent transition analyses (LTA). Results The LCA yielded 3 classes that represent levels of use frequency and not specific tobacco product classes: non-using, experimenting, and frequent using. The LTA results demonstrate stability in class membership from fall to spring. The most common transition was for the fall experimenters to transition out of experimentation. A series of demographic, environmental, and intrapersonal predictors were found to influence both fall class membership, and transitions from fall to spring. Conclusions Students are likely to use multiple alternative tobacco products along with cigarettes. Their frequency of use of these products is fairly stable across the first year of college. Predictors reflecting experiences during the first year of college had the greatest impact on college tobacco use, demonstrating the importance of the college experience on young adult tobacco use.

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