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.
Vickers
Kristin S
KS
Mayo Clinic, Nicotine Research Program, Section of Patient Education, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. vickersdouglas.kristin@mayo.edu
Patten
Christi A
CA
Lane
Kristi
K
Clark
Matthew M
MM
Croghan
Ivana T
IT
Schroeder
Darrell R
DR
Hurt
Richard D
RD
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*