Evaluation of the relationship between stress coping methods and smoking addiction in adults who smoke

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between methods of coping with stress and smoking addiction in adults who smoke and to investigate how these scales differ in terms of demographic characteristics. The population of the research consists of smokers between the ages of 18-65 who reside in Istanbul and voluntarily agree to participate in our research. While selecting the participants, convenient sampling, which is one of the non-probability sampling methods, was used. Personal Information Form, Coping Styles Inventory and Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Test were used in the study. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 25.0 statistical program. In order to evaluate the normal distribution of the data, skewness and kurtosis values were checked. Parametric analyzes were applied because the skewness and kurtosis values were between -2 -+2. In the study, significant differences were found in terms of gender, age, education and income variables, according to the scores obtained from the inventory of coping styles and sub-dimensions. Significant differences were found in the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Addiction scores in terms of gender, income, education and age. It has been determined that there is a statistically significant negative correlation between the Stress Coping Styles Inventory and its sub-dimensions, Self-Confident Approach, Optimistic Approach, Helpless Approach, and Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Test scores. It was found that the methods of coping with stress and cigarette addiction scores of the participants differed according to their sociodemographic characteristics. Single participants had higher Stress Coping Styles scores than married participants, Stress Coping Styles scale and self-confident approach master's/doctorate graduate participants had higher Stress Coping Styles scores than high school and primary school graduates, and men's Fagerström Nicotine Addiction Test total scores were higher for women. was found to be significantly higher than In the general results, it is recommended to organize information and training to improve coping skills with stress coping styles inventory and its sub-dimensions, self-confident approach, optimistic approach and helpless approach. Keywords: Stress, Stress Coping Styles, Smoking, Nicotin