Eva Sharma1, Kenneth H Beck, Pamela I Clark. 1. Department of Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. esharmaa@umd.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop an instrument that measures the social context of hookah use among college students. PARTICIPANTS: A pool of 50 potential items, based on 44 in-depth interviews with regular college hookah smokers, was administered to a sample of 274 hookah users between October and December 2011. METHODS: Participants were approached in hookah bars and asked to complete the survey. RESULTS: A principle components analysis revealed 3 reliable factors: social facilitation, family/cultural influence, and alternative to smoking cigarettes and drinking. These were examined across different categories of hookah use: Weekly hookah users were more likely to smoke in a context of social facilitation than the other 2 groups. Similar effects were observed for family/cultural influence. Asians were more likely to smoke in a context of family and cultural influence than non-Asians. CONCLUSIONS: This scale has potential for identifying situation-specific contexts of hookah use that may help in designing effective interventions for college students.
OBJECTIVE: To develop an instrument that measures the social context of hookah use among college students. PARTICIPANTS: A pool of 50 potential items, based on 44 in-depth interviews with regular college hookah smokers, was administered to a sample of 274 hookah users between October and December 2011. METHODS:Participants were approached in hookah bars and asked to complete the survey. RESULTS: A principle components analysis revealed 3 reliable factors: social facilitation, family/cultural influence, and alternative to smoking cigarettes and drinking. These were examined across different categories of hookah use: Weekly hookah users were more likely to smoke in a context of social facilitation than the other 2 groups. Similar effects were observed for family/cultural influence. Asians were more likely to smoke in a context of family and cultural influence than non-Asians. CONCLUSIONS: This scale has potential for identifying situation-specific contexts of hookah use that may help in designing effective interventions for college students.
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