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ABSTRACT We investigated the role of culture in the relationship between social anxiety and tobacco dependence in a collectivist country (Republic of Moldova) and an individualist Western country (France). More specifically, we examined this relationship among young French (n = 225) and Moldovan (n = 288) adults aged between 18 and 30 years. Moldovan daily smokers had higher fear of performance and fear of social interaction scores than Moldovan non-smokers. Moldovan and French smokers with a low level of cigarette dependence had lower social anxiety scores than those with a medium or high level of cigarette dependence. However, whereas heavy cigarette dependence was mainly associated with avoidance of social interaction in the Moldovan sample, it was mainly associated with performance concerns (fear and avoidance) in the French sample. Cultural context may mediate the co-occurrence of social anxiety and tobacco smoking.
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This title has ceased (2018). This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
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