Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether a relationship exists between a decreased level of meaning in life and smoking. In 2006, 341 Hungarian respondents (48.1 males, 51.9 females) completed a questionnaire that included the Purpose in Life test, a shortened version of the Aspiration Index and the Beck Depression Inventory, as well as questions about sociodemographic characteristics, past year alcohol and illicit drug consumption, and smoking behavior. The mean age of the participants was 33.0 years (SD 14.6), while the average years of education of the respondents was 14.5 (SD 2.7). According to the results of the regression analysis, meaning in life proved to be significant in differentiating between nonsmokers and daily smokers. With regard to the nonsmoker vs. occasional smoker and the daily vs. occasional smoker relationship, level of life meaning was not a significant predictor. The gender-meaning in life interaction was insignificant in all three relations. Limitations of this explorative investigation are noted.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1566-1577 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- Gender
- Hungary
- Meaning in life
- Risk factor
- Smoking status
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health