TY - JOUR
T1 - Light versus heavy smoking among African American men and women
AU - Businelle, Michael S.
AU - Kendzor, Darla E.
AU - Costello, Tracy J.
AU - Cofta-Woerpel, Ludmila
AU - Li, Yisheng
AU - Mazas, Carlos A.
AU - Vidrine, Jennifer Irvin
AU - Reitzel, Lorraine R.
AU - Cinciripini, Paul M.
AU - Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.
AU - Wetter, David W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute (R01CA094826, R01CA94826S1, R01CA125413, & R25CA57730) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (K01DP000086).
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - The majority of smoking cessation research has focused on heavy smokers. African Americans (AA) are less likely than the general population to be heavy smokers. Thus, little is known about the smoking and psychosocial characteristics of lighter AA smokers. The present study compared the baseline demographic, smoking, and psychosocial characteristics of light (5-10 cigarettes per day; n = 86) and moderate to heavy (> 10 cigarettes per day; n = 286) AA smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation clinical trial. Results indicated no differences between groups on demographic variables. However, light smokers (LS) were less dependent on smoking, reported more previous quit attempts, and had higher self-efficacy to quit than moderate to heavy smokers (MHS). On a measure of withdrawal, LS reported less pre-quit craving and less difficulty concentrating than MHS. In addition, LS reported lower perceived stress, fewer symptoms of depression, and greater positive affect than AA MHS. These findings highlight important similarities and differences between AA LS and MHS, and have implications for the treatment of AA smokers.
AB - The majority of smoking cessation research has focused on heavy smokers. African Americans (AA) are less likely than the general population to be heavy smokers. Thus, little is known about the smoking and psychosocial characteristics of lighter AA smokers. The present study compared the baseline demographic, smoking, and psychosocial characteristics of light (5-10 cigarettes per day; n = 86) and moderate to heavy (> 10 cigarettes per day; n = 286) AA smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation clinical trial. Results indicated no differences between groups on demographic variables. However, light smokers (LS) were less dependent on smoking, reported more previous quit attempts, and had higher self-efficacy to quit than moderate to heavy smokers (MHS). On a measure of withdrawal, LS reported less pre-quit craving and less difficulty concentrating than MHS. In addition, LS reported lower perceived stress, fewer symptoms of depression, and greater positive affect than AA MHS. These findings highlight important similarities and differences between AA LS and MHS, and have implications for the treatment of AA smokers.
KW - African American
KW - Light smokers
KW - Nicotine dependence
KW - Smoking
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.10.009
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.10.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 18976867
AN - SCOPUS:56949085367
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 34
SP - 197
EP - 203
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 2
ER -