The association between smoking and loneliness among Chinese university freshmen.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Chinese culture, smoking can promote social connectedness and integration. We therefore hypothesized that smoking would be negatively associated with loneliness in China. Given that loneliness is common and associated with adverse academic and health outcomes in university freshmen, examining correlates of loneliness in this population may deepen our understanding on the etiology of loneliness. This study investigated the association between smoking and loneliness in Chinese university fresh students.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, by using a two-stage cluster sampling approach, we recruited a total of 1,452 fresh students from a comprehensive university in Wuhan, China. These students completed a self-administered questionnaire containing the Chinese s

SUBMITTER: Zhang CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290622 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature