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 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 a 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.
Mayo Clinic, Nicotine Research Program, Section of Patient Education, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. vickersdouglas.kristin@mayo.edu
Kristin S
KS
Vickers
Christi A
CA
Patten
Kristi
K
Lane
Matthew M
MM
Clark
Ivana T
IT
Croghan
Darrell R
DR
Schroeder
Richard D
RD
Hurt
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*