ArticleAddictive behaviors2017
Hookah tobacco use and stressful life events in a sample of young non-daily cigarette smokers.
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- Prevalence, risk perception and motivations for waterpipe tobacco use among university students in Northern Nigeria: a mixed-methods study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- The relations between discrimination, stressful life events, and substance use among adults experiencing homelessness.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022Article
- Perceived stress and poly-tobacco product use across adolescence: Patterns of association and gender differences.Journal of psychiatric research · 2017Article
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introductionUnderstanding factors that influence hookah use among young adults is important given its increasing popularity and health risks. The purpose of this study was to examine whether young adult non-daily cigarette smokers use hookah for stress regulation. We hypothesized that greater perceived stress and greater stressful life events would predict probability and frequency of recent hookah use.
methodsParticipants (n=598, 50.7% male) were non-daily smokers aged 18-24years (M=20.5, SD=1.8), who completed a baseline assessment online or via mobile phone as part of a longitudinal study. Participants had been non-daily smokers for at least six months but had never been daily smokers.
resultsThirty-one percent of participants reported using hookah over the past 14days. Full-time students were more likely to have used hookah recently. More stressful life events and more frequent alcohol use predicted likelihood and frequency of hookah use (ps<0.05). Perceived stress was not associated with hookah use.
conclusionsFindings suggest that hookah tobacco use is related to frequency of stressful life events but not perceived stress among non-daily cigarette smokers. Tobacco prevention and intervention programs should address hookah use and should include adaptive strategies for coping with stressful events.
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