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Arab Americans' Acculturation and Tobacco Smoking

School of Nursing, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Monica Scheibmeir, PhD, FNP

School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City

Limited information is available about Arab Americans' smoking behaviors. The aim of this study was to describe Arab Americans' smoking behaviors and any relationship between tobacco dependence and acculturation. This was a cross-sectional study. Arab American smokers and ex-smokers (N = 96) participated in the study. Nicotine dependence, acculturation, and tobacco use questionnaires were used to measure the major variables. Analyses revealed a significant positive correlation between acculturation and tobacco dependence and between tobacco exposure and tobacco dependence. Arab Americans who behaved most like their ethnic peers and spent more time with Arab Americans were more dependent on nicotine.

Key Words: nicotine dependence • acculturation • Arab Americans

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 20, No. 2, 227-233 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659608330353


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