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THE EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS ON ADOLESCENT CIGARETTE SMOKING:
MEASUREMENT, MECHANISMS, AND THEORY
by
David S. Black
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(PREVENTIVE MEDICINE)
May 2011
Copyright 2011 David S. Black
Object Description
| Title | The effects of mindfulness on adolescent cigarette smoking: Measurement, mechanisms, and theory |
| Author | Black, David S. |
| Author email | davidbla@usc.edu; dave_blizac@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior) |
| School | Keck School of Medicine |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-11 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-03-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Sussman, Steve |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Rohrbach, Luanne Milam, Joel Riggs, Nathaniel Brooks, Devon |
| Abstract | The pioneering field of mindfulness science, which fits within the broader field of complementary and integrative medicine, has grown substantially over the past three decades. Empirical findings obtained from the study of mindfulness are promising and suggest the construct is associated with improved mental and physical health and more optimal wellbeing. The following dissertation, which is comprised of three studies, continues work in this pioneering field by investigating mindfulness with special emphasis on adolescence. This dissertation is the second of only two studies to examine dispositional mindfulness and health indices among youth. Study I comprises the measurement component of the dissertation as it evaluates the psychometric properties of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), which is an operational measure of dispositional mindfulness. Study II examines cognitive antecedents to adolescent smoking as it explores the moderating effect of mindfulness on important decision-making processes in the theory of planned behavior. Study III examines affective antecedents to adolescent smoking as it tests the indirect effect of mindfulness on smoking frequency through its impact on depressive affect, anger affect, and perceived stress mediators. Taken together, these studies work in unison to advance our understanding of dispositional mindfulness and how it functions in relation to adolescent health. |
| Keyword | mindfulness; smoking; adolescent; China; psychometrics; affect; cognition |
| Geographic subject (country) | China |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3690 |
| Rights | Black, David S. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Black-4356 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Black-4356.pdf |
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| Full text | THE EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS ON ADOLESCENT CIGARETTE SMOKING: MEASUREMENT, MECHANISMS, AND THEORY by David S. Black A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PREVENTIVE MEDICINE) May 2011 Copyright 2011 David S. Black |
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