The association of psychological distress and economic and health worries with tobacco smoking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-year longitudinal cohort study

• Main Authors: Silvia Eiken Alpers (Author), Karl Trygve Druckrey-Fiskaaen (Author), Tesfaye Madebo (Author), Jørn Henrik Vold (Author), Ståle Pallesen (Author), Jens Christoffer Skogen (Author), Linn-Heidi Lunde (Author), Silje Mæland (Author), Lars Thore Fadnes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and other life events may trigger worries and psychological distress. These impacts may lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as tobacco smoking, but the degree of such associations is unclear. The current three-wave longitudinal study examines changes in tobacc...