Associations between alcohol consumption and smoking variables among Latinx daily smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Accumulating evidence demonstrates a strong link between alcohol consumption and smoking status among Latinx individuals. However, there is a need to evaluate the cognitive processes and experiences related to quitting smoking among Latinx smokers. The purpose of the current paper was to examine the association between alcohol consumption and smoking expectancies, barriers to cessation, cigarette dependence, quit problems, and intentions and confidence to quit.

Methods

Data were taken from a sample of Spanish-speaking Latinx daily smokers (N = 359; 59% female; M_age = 33.20, SD = 9.71) who completed an online survey. The alcohol consumption subscale of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT; Babor, Higgins-Biddle, Saunders, & Monteiro, &

SUBMITTER: Britton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7736511 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature