Smoking-related correlates of depressive symptoms in low-income pregnant women.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate smoking-related correlates of depressive symptomatology in low-income pregnant women.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey of 245 pregnant women who smoked prior to pregnancy.


RESULTS
Women who had lower self-efficacy for maintaining abstinence both in positive affect/social situations and when experiencing negative affect demonstrated greater depressive symptomatology. Additionally, marijuana use, nicotine dependence, and general confidence in one's ability to quit smoking showed a positive relationship to depression.


CONCLUSIONS
Several modifiable factors that can be targeted through behavioral and cognitive behavioral intervention strategies appear to influence the relationship between depression and smoking in low-income pregnant women.
Vander Weg
Mark W
MW
Nicotine Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. vanderweg.mark@mayo.edu
Ward
Kenneth D
KD
Scarinci
Isabel C
IC
Read
Mary C
MC
Evans
Christina B
CB
D000328:Adult; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D009042:Motivation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D002248:Carbon Monoxide