TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Smoking and Membership in a Fraternity or Sorority: A Systematic Review of the Literature
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Cheney, Marshall K.
A1  - Harris, LaNita W.
A1  - Gowin, Mary J.
A1  - Huber, Jamie
SP  - 264
EP  - 276
VL  - 62
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Fraternity and sorority members have higher rates of smoking than other college students. This systematic review examines studies that included fraternity/sorority membership in their investigation of smoking behaviors. Participants/Methods: Studies identified in MEDLINE, PsychInfo, JSTOR, CINAHL, ERIC, and Google Scholar published between 2003 and 2013 were included if they included fraternity and/or sorority membership, were written in English, published in a peer-reviewed journal, and had smoking as an outcome variable. Nineteen studies were identified for the review. <br><br>RESULTS: Fraternity/sorority members were more likely to be nondaily smokers. Members who lived in the fraternity/sorority house had higher rates of smoking than members who lived elsewhere. Fraternity/sorority member smoking was associated with alcohol and other substance use. The influence of no-smoking policies on fraternity/sorority member smoking was also examined. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Fraternity/sorority membership was associated with higher rates of smoking, but this association was influenced by other substance use and environmental factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.891595
ID  - ref1
ER  -