Depressed Versus Nondepressed Young Adult Tobacco Users: Differences in Coping Style, Weight Concerns, and Exercise Level

Undergraduates age 18 to 24 years ( n = 656) completed questionnaires assessing tobacco use, depressive symptoms, coping responses, weight concerns, and exercise. The majority of participants were female (72%), White/non-Hispanic (95%), and in the 1st or 2nd year of college (80%). Current tobacco us...

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Published in:Health psychology 2003-09, Vol.22 (5), p.498-503
Main Authors: Vickers, Kristin S, Patten, Christi A, Lane, Kristi, Clark, Matthew M, Croghan, Ivana T, Schroeder, Darrell R, Hurt, Richard D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Case-Control Studies
College Students
Coping Behavior
Coping Style
Depression - complications
Depression - psychology
Exercise
Female
Health Attitudes
Health Behavior
Human
Humans
Major Depression
Male
Medical sciences
Midwestern United States
Psychodynamics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
Tobacco Smoking
Tobacco Use Disorder - complications
Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology
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Summary:Undergraduates age 18 to 24 years ( n = 656) completed questionnaires assessing tobacco use, depressive symptoms, coping responses, weight concerns, and exercise. The majority of participants were female (72%), White/non-Hispanic (95%), and in the 1st or 2nd year of college (80%). Current tobacco users ( n = 236) had a higher frequency of depression (40%) than never tobacco users (32%; p =.05). Tobacco users classified as depressed (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale [CES-D] score ≥ 16) reported greater weight concerns and more frequent maladaptive coping in response to negative mood than tobacco users classified as nondepressed (CES-D score < 16). Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that higher maladaptive coping and lower level of exercise were significantly associated with depression among tobacco users.
ISSN:0278-6133
1930-7810
DOI:10.1037/0278-6133.22.5.498