Learning Objectives: Understand the impact of racism on smoking behaviors among college students.
Abstract: The experience of racism has been found to be related to cigarette smoking for African Americans. However, the role of racism in cigarette smoking in has not been studied in other ethnic groups. The purpose of the current study was to assess the degree to which racism is a factor in cigarette smoking for ethnic groups other than African Americans. Specifically, approximately 900
college students completed a generalized measure of racism and a number of questions regarding their smoking status. The relationship between racism and smoking was then determined both for the entire sample and for each ethnic group separately. These results are discussed in terms of the impact of racism on smoking behaviors for different ethnic groups.
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