The relationship of body image dissatisfaction to cigarette smoking in college students |
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| Authors: | Clark Matthew M Croghan Ivana T Reading Stephanie Schroeder Darrell R Stoner Sarah M Patten Christi A Vickers Kristin S |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Building-W11, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;bNicotine Research Program, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;cDivision of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the association of cigarette smoking status and body image dissatisfaction as measured by the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ), in 1575 young adult college students, 18–24 years of age. Respondents were current cigarette smokers (N = 482) or never tobacco users (N = 1093). Smoking status was found to be significantly associated with 5 of the 10 MBSRQ subscales, with current smokers having lower scores on Fitness Orientation, Health Evaluation and Health Orientation (all p < 0.001) and higher scores on Appearance Orientation (p = 0.01) and Overweight Preoccupation (p = 0.03) compared with never tobacco users. Furthermore, among current smokers, a higher number of days smoked in the last 30 days were associated with lower scores on all MBSRQ subscales, except Self-Classified Weight. In terms of clinical implications, interventions for smoking cessation among college students might benefit from inclusion of components for addressing body image dissatisfaction and improving health beliefs. |
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| Keywords: | Body image Smoking status College students |
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