Perceptions of Smoking-Related Risks and Benefits as Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Initiation

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作者
Song, Anna V. [2 ]
Morrell, Holly E. R. [2 ]
Cornell, Jodi L. [1 ]
Ramos, Malena E. [1 ]
Biehl, Michael [3 ]
Kropp, Rhonda Y. [1 ]
Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie L.
机构
[1] UCSF, Div Adolescent Med, Dept Pediat, San Francisco, CA 94118 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Ctr Tobacco Control Res & Educ, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Psychol, Davis, CA 95616 USA
关键词
INVULNERABILITY; CONSEQUENCES; DECISION; BELIEFS;
D O I
10.2105/AJPH.2008.137679
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objectives. We used prospective, longitudinal data to directly test whether smoking-related perceptions predict smoking initiation among adolescents. Methods. We administered surveys assessing perceptions of smoking-related risks and benefits to 395 high school students, beginning at the start of their ninth-grade year. We conducted follow-up assessments every 6 months until the end of 10th grade, obtaining 4 waves of data. Results. Adolescents who held the lowest perceptions of long-term smoking-related risks were 3.64 times more likely to start smoking than were adolescents who held the highest perceptions of risk. Adolescents who held the lowest perceptions of short-term smoking-related risks were 2.68 times more likely to initiate smoking. Adolescents who held the highest perceptions of smoking-related benefits were 3.31 times more likely to initiate smoking. Conclusions. Smoking initiation is directly related to smoking-related perceptions of risks and benefits. Efforts to reduce adolescent smoking should continue to communicate the health risks of smoking and counteract perceptions of benefits associated with smoking. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:487-492. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137679)
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页码:487 / 492
页数:6
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