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Article Open Access February 27, 2025

Hopelessness and Smoking among Black Adults

Shervin Assari 1, 2,*, Babak Najand 3 and Payam Sheikhattari 4, 5, 6
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2
Department of Urban Public Health, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
3
Marginalization-related Diminished Returns, Los Angeles, CA, USA
4
Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
5
The Prevention Sciences Research Center, School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
6
Department of Public and Allied Health, School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 5, Issue 1, 2025)
Page(s): 51-58
DOI: 10.31586/ojms.2025.1191
Received
November 02, 2024
Revised
January 26, 2025
Accepted
February 11, 2025
Published
February 27, 2025
Keywords
Depression; Hopelessness; Hope; Mental Health; Longitudinal Research; Socioeconomic Disparities; Racial Disparities; Emotional Regulation; Smoking; Tobacco Use
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Assari, S. , Najand, B. , & Sheikhattari, P. (2025). Hopelessness and Smoking among Black Adults. Current Research in Public Health, 5(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojms.2025.1191
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Assari, S. ; Najand, B. ; Sheikhattari, P. Hopelessness and Smoking among Black Adults. Current Research in Public Health 2025 5(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojms.2025.1191
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Assari, Shervin, Babak Najand, and Payam Sheikhattari. 2025. "Hopelessness and Smoking among Black Adults". Current Research in Public Health 5, no. 1: 51-58. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojms.2025.1191
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Assari S, Najand B, Sheikhattari P. Hopelessness and Smoking among Black Adults. Current Research in Public Health. 2025; 5(1):51-58. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojms.2025.1191 
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ABSTRACT = {Background: While the link between depression and smoking is known, less is known about the relationship between hopelessness and smoking in large national community-based sample of Black people. Aims: This study investigates the association between hopelessness and smoking status, using data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), which is the only ethnically diverse nationally representative sample of Black adults. Methods: Data from the NSAL were analyzed. Hopelessness and smoking status were assessed using structured interviews. Logistic regression was employed to assess the link between hopelessness and smoking status, controlling for potential confounders such as demographic factors and socioeconomic indicators as well as depression. Results: 4,939 participants entered our analysis. Hopelessness was significantly associated with higher odds of smoking status. This association remained robust after adjusting for confounders such as demographic factors, socioeconomic status, and depression. Conclusions: Hopelessness may be a critical risk factor for smoking in Black adults. Promoting hope as a component of targeted tobacco cessation programs may help reduce tobacco use of Black populations.},
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