title: Psychosocial factors associated with smoking in Air Force recruits.
abstract: The ability to identify modifiable risk factors associated with smoking in U.S. Air Force recruits may prove useful in developing smoking prevention programs. We assessed 257 recruits for selected psychosocial factors previously found to be associated with smoking in young adults in the general population. Cross-sectional analysis revealed significant differences between smokers and nonsmokers for six of the eight factors addressed. Implications for the development of smoking prevention programs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, TX 78235-5123, USA.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Jex
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lombard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States