Journal article
Depressive symptoms, stress, and weight concerns among African American and European American low-income female smokers
Psychology of addictive behaviors, Vol.16(1), pp.68-71
2002
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.16.1.68
PMID: 11934089
Abstract
The relationships between perceived stress, depressive symptoms, concern about weight gain and smoking dependence were examined among 83 European American and 175 African American female smokers bringing children to pediatric clinics serving a low-income population. Among African American women, but not European American women, greater stress and more depressive symptoms predicted greater smoking dependence, and less concern about weight gain predicted greater smoking dependence. Multivariate analyses confirmed the bivariate relationships among stress, depressive symptoms, and smoking dependence among African American women but reduced the relationship between weight concern and smoking dependence. The stronger relationships among stress, depressive symptoms, and smoking dependence among African American women may be indicative of smoking patterns more associated with affect regulation than are the smoking patterns of European American women.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Depressive symptoms, stress, and weight concerns among African American and European American low-income female smokers
- Creators
- Evette J Ludman - Group Health CooperativeSusan J Curry - University of WashingtonLouis C Grothaus - Group Health CooperativeElinor Graham - University of WashingtonJames Stout - University of WashingtonPaula Lozano - University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology of addictive behaviors, Vol.16(1), pp.68-71
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0893-164X.16.1.68
- PMID
- 11934089
- ISSN
- 0893-164X
- eISSN
- 1939-1501
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2002
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984366377002771
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