Sung Baksun
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
J Prev Med Public Health. 2025 Jul;58(4):388-395. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.24.664. Epub 2025 Apr 21.
The prevalence of smoking among adult men remains high in Korea. Additionally, life satisfaction can influence health behaviors. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal effects of life satisfaction on smoking status among Korean adult men.
This study utilized panel data from wave 1 (2005) to wave 12 (2016) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study. Life satisfaction was measured using 8 variables, representing satisfaction with leisure, social relations, family relations, health, job, family income, residential environment, and overall life. A Cox proportional hazards model was employed to assess the causal relationship between life satisfaction and smoking status.
Over the 11-year follow-up period, improved leisure satisfaction was associated with a decreased hazard of smoking (hazard ratio [HR], 0.83; p<0.01). In contrast, greater satisfaction with social relations was linked to an increased hazard (HR, 1.23; p<0.05). Improved satisfaction with family relations was associated with a decreased hazard of smoking (HR, 0.84; p<0.05).
Certain life satisfaction variables appear to influence the incidence of smoking among Korean adult men.
在韩国，成年男性吸烟率仍然很高。此外，生活满意度会影响健康行为。因此，本研究的目的是探讨生活满意度对韩国成年男性吸烟状况的纵向影响。
本研究使用了韩国福利面板研究第1波（2005年）至第12波（2016年）的面板数据。生活满意度通过8个变量来衡量，分别代表对休闲、社会关系、家庭关系、健康、工作、家庭收入、居住环境和整体生活的满意度。采用Cox比例风险模型来评估生活满意度与吸烟状况之间的因果关系。
在11年的随访期内，休闲满意度的提高与吸烟风险降低相关（风险比[HR]，0.83；p<0.01）。相反，对社会关系的更高满意度与风险增加相关（HR，1.23；p<0.05）。家庭关系满意度的提高与吸烟风险降低相关（HR，0.84；p<0.05）。
某些生活满意度变量似乎会影响韩国成年男性的吸烟发生率。
