TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations of subjective social status with nondaily and daily smoking
AU - Reitzel, Lorraine R.
AU - Buchanan, Taneisha S.
AU - Nguyen, Nga
AU - Ahluwalia, Jasjit S
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Objectives: To explore associations between subjective social status (SSS) and smoking level among 2274 adult current smokers. Methods: Associations were investigated using a covariate-adjusted proportional odds cumulative logit model. Moderation (via race/ethnicity or sex) and mediation (via depressive symptoms, social/emotional support, or life satisfaction) were explored in additional models. Results: Higher SSS was associated with greater likelihood of nondaily versus light daily or moderate/ heavy daily smoking (p = .017). Life satisfaction partially mediated the association of SSS and smoking level (p = .003). Conclusions: Higher SSS was associated with greater likelihood of nondaily relative to light daily or moderate to heavy smoking, potentially via greater life satisfaction. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings. Copyright (c) PNG Publications. All rights reserved.
AB - Objectives: To explore associations between subjective social status (SSS) and smoking level among 2274 adult current smokers. Methods: Associations were investigated using a covariate-adjusted proportional odds cumulative logit model. Moderation (via race/ethnicity or sex) and mediation (via depressive symptoms, social/emotional support, or life satisfaction) were explored in additional models. Results: Higher SSS was associated with greater likelihood of nondaily versus light daily or moderate/ heavy daily smoking (p = .017). Life satisfaction partially mediated the association of SSS and smoking level (p = .003). Conclusions: Higher SSS was associated with greater likelihood of nondaily relative to light daily or moderate to heavy smoking, potentially via greater life satisfaction. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings. Copyright (c) PNG Publications. All rights reserved.
KW - Nondaily smoking
KW - Smoking level
KW - Subjective social status
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U2 - 10.5993/AJHB.38.2.10
DO - 10.5993/AJHB.38.2.10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84888864928
SN - 1087-3244
VL - 38
SP - 245
EP - 253
JO - American journal of health behavior
JF - American journal of health behavior
IS - 2
ER -