Cigarette Smoking among Korean International College Students in the United States

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Smoking; College Students; Foreign Students; Asians; Incidence; On Campus Students; Place of Residence; Online Surveys; Cross Cultural Studies; Predictor Variables; Questionnaires; Acculturation; Multivariate Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Attitude Change; Stress Variables; Health Behavior; Foreign Countries

South Korea; United States

10.1080/07448481.2013.832253

0744-8481

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" < 0.05). 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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