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Association between loneliness and cigarette smoking attitudes among university students in Iran: a cross-sectional study.

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العنوان: Association between loneliness and cigarette smoking attitudes among university students in Iran: a cross-sectional study.
المؤلفون: Zahedi H; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.; Department of Community Health Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Sajjadi SL; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran., Sahebihagh MH; Professor of Nursing Education, Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center and Department of Community Health Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran sahebihagh@tbzmed.ac.ir., Sarbakhsh P; Ph.D in Biostatistics, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
المصدر: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2024 May 28; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e079593. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 28.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101552874 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2044-6055 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20446055 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Open Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: [London] : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2011-
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Loneliness*/psychology , Students*/psychology , Students*/statistics & numerical data , Cigarette Smoking*/psychology , Cigarette Smoking*/epidemiology, Humans ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Male ; Iran/epidemiology ; Universities ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Adolescent
مستخلص: Objectives: During the last two decades, cigarette smoking witnessed a global increase in use, especially among youth. Loneliness is one of the possible psychosocial determinants of smoking. This study examined the association between loneliness and attitudes towards cigarette smoking among university students of Iran.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting and Participants: This study was conducted among 538 university students, who were recruited using the cluster random sampling method. Loneliness and smoking attitudes of the samples were assessed using the revised version of the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale and the Scale of Cigarette Smoking Attitude (CSA). Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariable regression analysis were used to analyse the data.
Results: From a total of 538 participants, 301 (59.9%) students were young women. The mean age of the students was 22.2±2.9 years. Only 56 (10.4%) of the students were married and 370 (87.9%) of them were lived with their families. 131 (24.3%) students experienced cigarette smoking. In terms of university-related characteristics, 205 (38.1%) of the students studied in the faculty of medicine. Also, 30% of the students had a positive or indifferent attitude towards smoking, while 26.4% of the students reported feeling lonely. The mean scores for loneliness and CSA were 41.42±11.29 and 48.64±11.2, respectively. Statistically, a significant positive correlation was found between loneliness and CSA (r=0.289; p<0.001). After controlling for potential confounders by regression analysis, loneliness scores were also positively associated with CSA scores (B: 0.14; 95% CI 0.097 to 0.18).
Conclusions: According to the positive association between loneliness and students' CSA, paying more attention to the state of loneliness in college students, examining situations and reasons that increase it and identifying the interventions that might reduce it are necessary. Reducing loneliness among college students can correct their attitudes towards smoking.
Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Education; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC HEALTH
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20240528 Date Completed: 20240528 Latest Revision: 20240601
رمز التحديث: 20240601
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC11138298
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079593
PMID: 38806432
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079593