Journal
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
Volume 51, Issue 12, Pages 1593-1599Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1188957
Keywords
Smoking; discrimination; cigarette use; men's health
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse [T-32DA007292]
- Kennedy Krieger Public Health Leadership & Learning Undergraduate Student Success Program [3U50MN00025-04S1]
- National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities [P60MD000214]
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Background: Findings from previous research has demonstrated a positive relationship between interpersonal discrimination and cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoking is proposed to be an externalizing coping mechanism used to alleviate discrimination. At the national level, it is unclear if discrimination is associated with cigarette smoking among African American men. Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the association between discrimination and cigarette smoking among a national sample of African American men. Methods: Using data from the National Survey of American Life (n = 1,271), multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between discrimination and cigarette smoking. Results: Thirty-two percent of the men were current smokers. Controlling for everyday discrimination, major discrimination, major stress, depressive symptoms, age, being married, household income, and education, African American men who experienced major discrimination had a higher odd of being a current smoking (odds ratio: 1.11, 95% confidence interval: 1.02-1.21) than African American men who did not experience major discrimination. Conclusion/Importance: Findings suggest that African American men may use cigarette smoking as a mechanism to alleviate the experiences of discrimination. Future studies should continue to examine factors associated with African American men's smoking behavior in efforts to inform culturally relevant interventions.
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