Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Weight concerns and smoking in Black and White female smokers |
| Authors: |
Sánchez-Johnsen, Lisa A.P.1 lsanchez@crch.hawaii.edu, Spring, Bonnie J.2, Sommerfeld, Beth Kaplan2, Fitzgibbon, Marian L.3 |
| Source: |
Addictive Behaviors. Mar2005, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p601-605. 5p. |
| Subject Terms: |
Smoking cessation, Women's health, Body weight, Therapeutics |
| Abstract: |
Abstract: We examined whether the weight concerns of Blacks and Whites who enroll in smoking-cessation treatment differed from women who declined treatment. Black (n=100) and White (n=100) female smokers completed four measures of weight concern. Whites reported more general weight concern and smoking-specific weight concern than Blacks did. Treatment enrollers reported more general and smoking-specific weight concerns than decliners did. After controlling for BMI, SES, and number of cigarettes, ethnicity accounted for significant variance in general and smoking-specific weight concerns. Overall, Blacks reported less weight concerns than the Whites did, but when Blacks enrolled in treatment, these differences were less apparent. [Copyright &y& Elsevier] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
