title: Acculturation and meanings of smoking among Asian--American college students.
abstract: We investigated meanings of smoking in white and Asian--American college students with different acculturation patterns. The associations between meanings of smoking and smoking behaviors were also examined. A survey was administered to two post secondary institutions in Southern California. A total of 460 Asian and 115 White students completed the survey. Results of this study demonstrate that the determinants of smoking may vary across cultural groups. A culturally appropriate smoking education curriculum tailored to different acculturation patterns and ethnicities is necessary.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, School of Education, University Park Campus, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA. hsta@usc.edu
authors.forename: Fan-Ni
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Hsia
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spruijt-Metz
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001213:Asian; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D012932:Social Facilitation; D044465:White People