APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

The Effects of Stress, Depression, and Social Support on African American Tobacco Use

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Social

  • Andrew Boateng-Poku
    Emory University
  • Chelsie Benca-Bachman
    Emory University
  • Keith Whitfield
    Wayne State University
  • Rohan Palmer
    Emory University

Abstract

The present study assessed the effects of quality and quantity of emotional and instrumental social support, depressed mood, and stress influenced tobacco use in African-Americans. Multinomial logistic regression showed that higher levels of depressed mood was associated with greater tobacco usage.

Addiction

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