| Titre : | Perceptions of Smoking-Related Risks and Benefits as Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Initiation. (2009) |
| Auteurs : | Anna-V SONG ; BIEHL (Michael) : USA. Department of Psychology. University of California. Davis. ; Jodi-L CORNELL ; Bonnie-L HALPERN-FELSHER ; Rhonda-Y KROPP ; Holly-Er MORRELL ; Malena-E RAMOS ; Division of Adolescent Medicine. Department of Pediatrics. University of California. San Francisco. CA. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 99, n° 3, 2009) |
| Pagination : | 487-492 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Tabagisme ; Tabac ; Facteur risque ; Risque ; Adolescent ; Initiation ; Homme |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xDFFqp. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. 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. |
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