Cigarette Smoking Among Korean International College Students in the United States |
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| Authors: | Jaesin Sa PhD Dong-Chul Seo PhD Toben F. Nelson ScD David K. Lohrmann PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Exercise Science , University of Maryland Eastern Shore , Princess Anne , Maryland;2. College of Health Sciences , Ewha Womans University , Seoul , South Korea;3. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota;4. Department of Applied Health Science , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Objective and Participants: This study explored (1) the prevalence of cigarette smoking among South Korean international college students in the United States, (2) differences in smoking between on- and off-campus living arrangements, and (3) predictors of an increase in smoking over time in the United States Methods: An online survey was completed by 1,201 students at 52 4-year US universities (34% response rate). Results: The overall smoking prevalence was 43.5%. The smoking rate (29.0%) of female students was higher than that (4%) of female college students in South Korea. Sex, living place, living situation, length of stay as a student in the United States, home smoking rules, campus-wide tobacco-free policies, and levels of acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression were significantly associated with an increase in smoking (p < .05). Conclusions: Given the high smoking prevalence among the South Korean students on US college campuses, targeted prevention efforts for these students may be warranted. |
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| Keywords: | acculturative stress smoking South Korean college students tobacco control policy |
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